Pertamax, Konsumsinya Melonjak 137% Setelah BBM Subsidi Naik
Pertamina Claimed Pertamax Consumption Up by 137 Percent After Fuel Price Hikes
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Konsumsi bahan bakar minyak (BBM) nonsubsidi jenis Pertamax produksi Pertamina naik hingga 137% setelah kenaikan harga BBM bersubsidi.
SVP Fuel Marketing and Distribution Pertamina, Suhartoko, mengatakan konsumsi Pertamax mencapai 5.219 kiloliter per hari atau naik 137% dari rata-rata konsumsi harian sebelumnya yang mencapai 2.200 kiloliter.
“Itu rata-rata sepekan terakhir [setelah kenaikan harga BBM bersubsidi],” katanya seusai rapat dengan Komite Reformasi Tata Kelola Migas di Jakarta, Rabu.
Menurutnya, perubahan konsumsi itu belum mencapai keseimbangan pola konsumsi yang baru. Pertamina harus mengevaluasi dalam jangka yang lebih lama. “Bisa jadi naik terus,” ujarnya.
Namun, dia menegaskan kenaikan konsumsi Pertamax tidak mampu membendung potensi jebolnya kuota BBM bersubsidi. Berdasarkan hitungan Pertamina, kuota BBM bersubsidi akan jebol dari patokan 46 juta kiloliter yang ditetapkan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Penerimaan Negara Perubahan 2014 (APBN-P 2014).
“Karena solarnya sudah terlalu parah [tingkat jebol kuota],” ungkapnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina stated consumption of non-subsidized gasoline pertamax has increased by some 137 percent since the subsidized fuel price hikes.
Pertamina Vice President for Marketing and Distribution, Suhartoko recorded that consumption in the past week has increased to 5,200 kiloliters per day, the companys said here on Wednesday.
"It has risen by 137 percent from the use of around 2,200 kiloliters per day before the price hike," he affirmed.
Suhartoko added that as people gradually begin to enjoy using pertamax, its consumption is expected to continue to increase and surpass the 5,200 kiloliters per day use in the future.
He also predicted that the consumption of subsidized oils will remain above the quota set in the revised 2014 budget.
"The deadline will, perhaps, be extended from the earlier set date of December 22 to December 24, and there will be a reduction of some 160,000 kiloliters," he stated.
Suhartoko further noted that the hike in pertamax consumption must be accompanied by additional imports because its production in Pertaminas oil refineries will not suffice.
