The request for the additional quota would be made in discussions with the House of Representatives (DPR) on the Draft Amended 2011 State Budget next week, said Evita Legowo, director general of oil and gas affairs at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry here on Friday.
The subsidized fuel oil quota set in the 2011 State Budget was 38.6 million kiloliters, consisting of gasoline (premium), 23.19 million kiloliters, kerosene 2.32 million kiloliters and diesel oil 13.08 million kiloliters.
In the meantime, the realization of subsidized fuel oil consumption until May 31, 2011 was recorded at 15.46 million kiloliters, she said.
The realization of subsidized fuel oil consumption in 2010 was recorded 38.4 million kiloliters consisting of the premium 23.13 million kiloliters, 2.39 million kiloliters of kerosene, and diesel 12.86 million kiloliters.
Apart from that, head of Downstream (retail sale) Regulatory Body of Oil and Gas (BPH Migas) Tubagus Haryono said the fuel oil additional quota only intended for the premium and diesel oil.
The request for fuel oil additional quota was due to substantial increase in motorbikes amount, prices disparity of non-subsidized and subsidized fuel oil, and the utilization abuse by unscrupulous people, Haryono said.
BPH Migas, according to Haryono, has been trying to suppress the consumption of the subsidized fuel oil mainly through cooperation with law enforcement authorities.
The suppression on fuel oil consumption is especially in the purchase of fuel oil quota for vehicles, Haryono cited.
Previously, state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina requested the additional fuel oil quota for 2011 following the fuel oil stock decrease in several areas of the country.
Pertamina predicted that the amount of subsidized fuel oil consumption until the end of 2011 would reach 40.5 million kiloliters.
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