Pertamina took 14.9 Million Liquefied petroleum gas tube and Stove

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Pertamina took 14.9 Million Liquefied petroleum gas tube and Stove

Monday, 08 February 2010 13:43

LAND OIL CONVERSION TO LPG

Jakarta, - To complete the conversion program kerosene to LPG, PT Pertamina requires 14.9 million starter pack consisting of LPG cylinders and stoves. The original plan required only 9.3 million package.
In addition, according to Vice President Communications of PT Pertamina Basuki Trikora, Sunday (7 / 2) in Jakarta, in January and distribution of LPG cylinders in Central Java and Yogyakarta to reach 100 percent or 10.4 million tubes. Two provinces were free of subsidized kerosene.

Kerosene is available at fuel depots Pertamina for the people that are still needed. This state-owned companies still provide nonsubsidi kerosene.

Marketing and Commercial Director of PT Pertamina Achmad Faisal said, the conversion from kerosene to LPG will be completed this year.

In the region I, which includes a number of provinces in Sumatra, LPG cylinders procurement plan pack plans also increased from 4.1 million to 7.3 million LPG cylinders.

Increased demand for LPG cylinders and stoves occurs in almost every region. This happens not only in Java, but also outside the island of Java.

"If the increase in the number of pack (tubes and burner LPG) is not implemented, will many additional requests from the relevant local government," said Achmad Faisal.

In addition, he continued, there is potential for social unrest among the people who will reject the conversion program.

Revision of the targets were in the process of submission to the government, in this case the Directorate General of Oil and Gas.