Pertamina may shut Sungai Pakning refinery in June
Wednesday, March 15 2006 - 12:48 AM WIB
Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina plans to temporarily shut its 50,000-barrel-a-day Sungai Pakning in June for 17-to-21 days, the Dow Jones Newswires reported on Tuesday from Jakarta.
"We plan to shut the Sungai Pakning refinery for a (scheduled) turnaround," Suroso Atmomartoyo, Pertamina's processing director, told reporters.
Pertamina operates seven oil refineries with a total output capacity of around 1 million b/d. But these refineries only cover about three-quarters of domestic oil demand, with the rest being met by imports.
Suroso didn't say if Pertamina will buy more petroleum products in the overseas spot market because of the shutdown.
The refinery is located near Dumai in Riau province. (*)