Pertamina cuts fuel prices for industry by up to 13.2 percent
Sunday, October 5 2008 - 11:50 PM WIB
State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina lowered retail prices for several non-subsidized fuels for industry beginning October 01, 2008 following the recent decrease in international crude prices.
Pertamina said that prices for Premium gasoline had been slashed by 5.4 percent to Rp 6,805.00 (US$= Rp 9,425) per liter, kerosene by 6.9 percent to Rp 8,112.60 per liter and high-speed diesel (HSD) by 5.9 percent to Rp 7,951.00 per liter.
Pertamina also slashed the price for marine fuel oil (MFO) by 13.2 percent to Rp 6,923.00 per liter and marine diesel fuel (MDF) by 6.5 percent to Rp 7,736.40 per liter.
Prices of fuels for public transportation are maintained at Rp 6,000 per liter for Premium gasoline and Rp 5,500 per liter for HSD. Price for subsidized kerosene for household and small industry consumption is maintained at Rp. 2,500 per liter. (godang)