BANYUWANGI – After the price of premium and diesel goes down, some public refueling stations (gas station) in Banyuwangi even closed yesterday (2/4). because of, The gas station has run out of fuel stock (BBM) premium and diesel type.
Monitoring of Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi at 07.00 yesterday, Gas Station of Pengatigan, Rogojampi Kecamatan District, looks closed. The gas station put up a sign stating that the premium and diesel had run out. A number of motorists looked disappointed and turned around when they read the announcement.
Nita,16, high school students in Rogojampi Kecamatan District, admitted that he was disappointed when he was about to fill up his motorbike with petrol at the Pengatigan gas station. "Prices are going down but there's no petrol"," he said. Meanwhile, several gas stations around the city of Banyuwangi also posted notices that the stock of diesel or premium ran out.
One of the officers at the Klatak gas station, Syaiful Rizal, said that his party had run out of premium and diesel stocks. The shortage of fuel stock lasts for several hours. However, after the supply of fuel from Pertamina arrives, Premium and diesel sales are back to normal.
Separately, Manager of Communication and Relations Pertamina MOR V East Java, Heppy Wulansari, said this phenomenon often occurs when the fuel price declines. Pertamina has asked each gas station to prepare a minimum stock of an average number of sales per day when the price reduction takes effect.
This is done to ensure the availability of stock to meet the needs of the community. The decision of the gas station to keep stock at the minimum level is thought to be in order to minimize losses. Because, if the stock quantity is more, then each gas station will bear the same amount of loss.
“They are trying to suppress losses. But, the vacancy did not last long. Because, distribution from Pertamina is ensured smooth,"Heppy said yesterday. As known, government lowers subsidized fuel prices, namely premium and diesel types, since 1 last April.
Amount of decrease Rp 500 per liter. After the drop in fuel prices, the original premium of Rp 6.900 to Rp 6.450 and solar which is Rp 5.650 is now Rp 5.150. (radar)
