20211114 Fire at Indonesia’s Pertamina refinery complex extinguished
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Fire at Indonesia’s Pertamina refinery complex extinguished
Updated: 2021-11-14
The fire affected one of 228 storage tanks in the Cilacap refinery complex that supplies around 34 per cent of Indonesia’s fuel demand.PHOTO: REUTERS
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – A fire at Pertamina’s refinery complex in Cilacap, central Java, has been fully extinguished without disrupting production activity, the chief executive of the Indonesian energy company said on Sunday (Nov 14).
The fire started around 7.20pm (8.20pm Singapore time) on Saturday at a fuel storage unit, and amateur videos broadcast by local media showed a large blaze colouring the sky orange.
“The fire at one out of the 228 tanks at Cilacap didn’t cause any shutdown, so there was no impact to the production,” Ms Nicke Widyawati, CEO of Pertamina, told a media briefing on Sunday.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated, Ms Nicke said.
She added that supply conditions for motor fuels and liquefied petroleum gas were secure.
Cilacap is one of Pertamina’s biggest refining facilities and supplies around 34 per cent of national fuel demand, the Pertamina website said.
Pertamina ensured that fuel supply and distribution processes were not disrupted, it added in the statement.
Web Source: The Straits Times