Fuel Blending Scandal Casts Doubt over Pertamina

Monday, March 10, 2025

Allegations of fuel adulteration tarnish Pertamina’s image. The controversy extends to procurement, imports, and fuel processing.

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A laboratory officer pours fuel that has undergone “blending” into a vessel in the Pertamina International Refinery (KPI) Kasim Unit laboratory, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, November 29, 2024. Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga. tempo : 174461057652.

ONE DAY after being summoned by President Prabowo Subianto to the Presidential Palace, Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin and Pertamina Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simon Aloysius Mantiri held a joint press conference at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in South Jakarta on Thursday, March 6, 2025. That morning, Burhanuddin stated that the fuel sold by Pertamina met regulatory standards.

According to Burhanuddin, the corruption alleg

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