Report
Subject: Fire to cost Pertamina dearly Date of Email report: Wed 21/01/2009 Report Detail:
State oil company PT Pertamina will soon rebuild its fuel oil depot in Plumpang, North Jakarta, which was destroyed by fire Sunday night, the company's marketing director said Wednesday. Speaking at a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission VII, Achmad Faisal was reported by Antara newswire as saying that the cost of rebuilding the fuel oil storage tank that was raged by the fire could reach Rp2.1 billion. "The tank, however, was insured," he said, adding that the 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline that had gone up in flames were worth Rp15 billion. According to preliminary police investigation, the fire was caused by either something technical such as high pressure or human error. The police ruled out sabotage. Faisal said that when the fuel tank caught fire and exploded, it was being filled with premium gasoline from a tanker through a pipe. "The filling process started at 6 p.m. at the rate of 500 kiloliters per hour," he said, adding that before being filled the tank contained 1,500 kiloliters, and when the fire and explosion occurred at 9:15 p.m. it was filled with 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline. Faisal added that the fuel distribution from the fuel depot was stopped following the fire but after undergoing repairs it resumed operation on Tuesday afternoon.(amr) Additional Documentation:
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