Oil and Gas Committee to Ask Suppliers Actually Petral

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Oil and Gas Governance Reform Committee ask the actual company that supplies of crude oil and fuel to the unit of PT Pertamina (Persero), Pertamina Energy Trading Limited or Petral.

"Is it purely a supplier to Petral NOCs (national oil company) or` trader` are suppliers to the NOC, "said Chairman of the Governance Reform Committee Migas Faisal Basri during a press conference after the meeting with the management Petral and Pertamina on Wednesday.

Also present at the meeting was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said, CEO Petral Bambang Irianto, and Director of Pertamina Processing Rahmat Hardadi.

Bambang irianto after the meeting refused to testify.

"Ask to Mr. Faisal (Chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee) alone. We've given all that was asked," he said.

According to Faisal, the supply of crude oil from the NOC to Petral turns partly derived from "trader". Thus, the supply chain becomes of the "trader" to a new NOC then to Petral.

"Not all NOC did have stock. He (NOC) purchase of` trader` also. We asked how NOC data strongly to Petral and how through `trader`," he said.

He added that, in principle, to trade with anyone no matter, as long as it has the goods.

"If Petral forced to the NOC, but the fact is not so,` kan` so troublesome. So, we want a rule that does not cause a crack, "he said.

Petral, admitted, nor can inhibit if the NOC as the winner of the auction, buy again from "trader".

According to the rules issued by the Minister of SOEs in 2012, Pertamina is required to buy oil and fuel from the NOC.

The Supreme Committee members Wicaksono added, it wants to know the real owners of companies that won the tender to supply Petral.

"Petral only know two levels. We want to know some more, who at one end," he said.

Pertamina spokesman Ali Mundakir said earlier Petral indeed be bought from "trader". But since 2012, should no longer through the "trader".

"It was delivered whether this policy is still relevant or another recommended. Of course, what is best for Indonesia," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee Naryanto Wagimin said option on Petral is disbanded or moved to Jakarta.

Faisal added in the meeting, it had received enough information to improve the governance of oil and gas.

"However, we have not been satisfied. Will there be a meeting again. At present, no conclusions anything," he said.

Committee members Darmawan Prasodjo add Pertamina downstream costs reached 63.6 billion US dollars per year. Of that amount, 57 billion dollars of which the procurement of crude oil and products.

"If only there optimization of 2.5 percent, the Pertamina EBITDA increased to 1.5 billion US dollars worth Rp20 trillion per year," he said.

Plus, he added, if the refinery modernization, the importance of the efficiency of two percent or about Rp10 trillion per year.

Court also said that the cost of imported premium Pertamina to reach 13 billion US dollars per year, equivalent to building a refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day.

"How is transferred to the refinery to supply fuel resistance," he said.

According to Ali, the institute is conducting the modernization of refineries that will reduce the cost of processing the fuel.

"During this time, the cost of crude oil covers 93 percent of the cost of production of fuel. If` refinery development master plan` running, then the oil refineries can process oil with a sulfur content higher or `` heavy crude` sour` and the price is cheaper. If the The raw material can be reduced, then of course the cost of procurement of fuel efficient, "he said. (MFD)