Mochamad Harun, the company`s vice president for corporate communications, said here on Wednesday.Amlapura, Bali (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s subsidized fuel oil quota of 40 million kiloliters for 2012 will only be enough to meet consumption until the third week of October, officials at state oil and gas company Pertamina have predicted.
"The national quota of subsidized fuel oils for 2012 has fallen to 40 million kiloliters from more than 41 million kiloliters last year," Mochamad Harun, the company`s vice president for corporate communications, said here on Wednesday.
If subsidized fuel consumption continues to increase, the government-set quota of 40 million kiloliters will fall short of needs until the end of this year," Harun added.
Just in the first quarter of 2012, subsidized fuel consumption nationwide reached 10.7 million kiloliters, he added.
Normally, fuel oil consumption begins to increase in the second quarter when manufacturing industries, government projects and tourism increases significantly, he said.
"If the quota of subsidized fuel oils is not to be raised while consumption remains high, we predict it will be enough until the third quarter of 2012. For Bali, the quota will be enough until August 2012," he said.
To anticipate the possibility of the quota falling short of the nation`s needs, the government must increase the quota by 7 million kiloliters to 47 million kiloliters, he said.
"Pertamina expects the House of Representatives and the government will increase the quota of subsidized fuel oils so it will not run out before the end of this year. We have warned the government on the matter," he said.
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