PT Pertamina (Pertamina) continues to increase distribution facilities and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage facilities as per its conversion program. Storage capacity prior to the conversion in 2007 was 136,000 MT, during the conversion period (years 2007 to 2010) this storage capacity increased to 267,000 MT and will continue to be increased to 345,000 MT post-conversion later (after 2011).

Additions include storage facilities, tankers, filling station capacity and the capacity skidtank (car LPG carriers).

Commerce Marketing Director of Pertamina, Ahmad Faisal said, “As the conversion program and meet the needs of task bearers PSO 3 kg of LPG, Pertamina has taken steps distribution facility development and stockpiling of LPG”.

The success of the conversion program Mitan to 3 kg of LPG consequences for Pertamina to continue to add support facilities conversion program.

“LPG tanker before the conversion period originally consisted only of 6 ships with a capacity of pressurized LPG each 1800 MT, during the conversion period (years 2007 to 2010) plus a 5 LPG ships semiref capacity each and 10,000 MT of LPG ships Pressurized 6 capacity of each 1800 MT. Post-conversion of tankers would again be increased 6 to 8 ships with a capacity of LPG semiref each and 10,000 MT of LPG vessels 10 each pressurized MT 1800.

Semiref ships are ships used for transporting LPG is still a Refrigerated and this ship is equipped with facilities that can change Refrigerated LPG into LPG Pressurized so ready to be consumed by the public.

In addition, in order to increase capacity Hide Refrigerated facilities in the short term, this year has been prepared three crew VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) that acts as floating storage offloading (landfill facility at sea). Post-Conversion prepared at five to six ships VLGC.

While facility construction pressurized hide conducted simultaneously in several places, including in Semarang and Gresik to be on stream later this year with the capacity of each of 10,000 Tons. Development of Pressurized Hide other facilities conducted in Tg Sekong, Bali, Medan and Makassar is expected to be on stream one to two years.

At the filling station (LPG filling), if before the conversion pda in 2007 only 5,000 MT / day, at the time of conversion will be increased to 9000 MT / day and after conversion will be increased again to 17,000 MT. Capacity is also filling station followed by the transport capacity of a skid tank (tanker LPG carrier) with the same capacity.

“Total to date has 153 filling stations are already operating from the beginning about 60 pieces. Currently there are still about 389 filling stations in the process of permitting and construction and is expected to have sufficient for the future”, Ahmad Faisal said.