Day: May 16, 2022

State-run oil company PT Pertamina stated that the fire incident at Plant 5, one of the units in the Balikpapan Refinery area, did not affect fuel supply for the community.

“We will optimize the stock contained in the tank. However, we are also preparing plans for additional product raw materials to replace the need for HOMC components from Plant 5 that are needed to produce fuel,” Communication, Relations, and CSR Area Manager at Balikpapan Refinery, Ely Chandra, noted in a press statement on Monday.

Pertamina guarantees that the fuel stock at the Balikpapan Refinery is still sufficient to meet the supply needs to the fuel terminal in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

The Pertamina International refinery will use Pertamina Patra Niaga’s components taken from the Tanjung Uban Fuel Terminal. High Octane Mogas Component (HOMC) is a component needed to produce high octane fuel, such as Pertamax.

Chandra remarked that fuel production and supply for the community can still run normally without any problems. In fact, Pertamina has, in coordination with the Pertamina Group, readied a supply transfer scenario to anticipate and ensure the fulfillment of the people’s fuel needs.

Currently, the company’s internal officers continue to make efforts to restore refinery operations to ensure that Plant 5 can immediately return to maximum operation, including making production arrangements in other units in the refinery, so that they can produce optimally.

“The repair of Plant 5 is scheduled to be completed in the next seven days. We ensure that fuel production can continue to run safely,” Chandra remarked.

On May 15, 2022, at around 10:30 local time, an explosion occurred at the Pertamina Refinery in Balikpapan. The explosion was heard up to two kilometers from the facility.

Chandra explained that the explosion came from the Plant 5 Unit Hydro Skimming Complex used for preparing raw materials for gasoline products, such as Pertalite and Pertamax.

Source: Antara News

Regional government-run transportation company PT TransJakarta has entered into research and data management cooperation with an international institution to support comprehensive electric vehicle operation by 2030.

In a statement issued on Monday, PT TransJakarta’s president director, M. Yana Aditya, said that the company is carrying out several global-scale collaborative efforts to reach that target.

PT TransJakarta’s cooperation with Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) to manage data and research supports energy transition adaptation in the form of shifting to electric buses, he informed.

A cooperation agreement was signed to this effect in London, England, on Friday by Aditya and BNEF global head of client relations, Benji Kafri, and was witnessed by Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, and CEO of BNEF, John Moore.

Baswedan, who earlier held a meeting with the institution’s chief editor, noted that Jakarta is targeting to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

“This was an interesting discussion on sustainable mobility or sustainable development of public transportation. We exchanged ideas on climate change mitigation steps,” he said.

In addition, he also talked about the development of sidewalks for pedestrians, bike lanes, multimode public transportation integration, and several other initiatives.

TransJakarta’s cooperation with BNEF, a provider of strategic research on global commodity markets and disruptive technology, is expected to help drive the transition to a low-carbon economy.

According to Aditya, the cooperation is a form of the Jakarta provincial government’s commitment to participating in realizing the fossil-fuel-free road map program initiated by C40 Cities.

“To follow up on this, we are committed to conducting the transition from conventional buses to electric buses, with the target of 50 percent bus (fleet transformation) by 2025 and the entire bus (fleet) by 2030,” he informed.

Source: Antara News