Pertamax Down 100, Pertamina Want to Give Incentives

JAKARTA - There is good news for you users of fuel oil (BBM) Non-Subsidy Pertamax cs from Pertamina. To UPMS III (Greater Jakarta) Pertamina lowered the price of Rp100 per liter Pertamax in Jakarta from previously Rp8.050 per liter to Rp7.950 per liter from 3 February.

This price reduction is surprising because just two days from the announcement of the increase Pertamax cs Pertamina official who submitted February 1 last. Usually Pertamina announced the non-subsidized fuel prices twice a month, that is every 1st and 15.

"We really just want to give more incentives to the public by consolidating the price, so the new price could be adjusted. It's quite a good response from the community so that incentives can be immediately accepted and increase existing coverage," said VP of Corporate Communications Pertamina M Aaron while talking with Legal, in Jakarta on Friday (02/04/2011).

Aaron also argue that the decline in prices that just two days of official announcement is a reaction from competitors set prices that are cheaper than the price of Pertamina early February. "I do (to follow). They (competitors) are used to follow us," he explained.

Compared with last year, Pertamax consumption this year is somewhat improved a lot compared to last year. Last year pertamax daily volume of only 1300 kl (kl) per day, and this year approximately 2500 kl per day. So, although prices continued to rise but Pertamax jutru volume increases.