3,61 Juta Ton Elpiji Diimpor Pertamina untuk Konsumsi Domestik
Indonesia Imports 60 Percent LPG for Domestic Consumption by Pertamina
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - PT Pertamina (Persero) memperkirakan volume impor elpiji perusahaan pada 2014 mencapai 3,61 juta ton atau 60% dari kebutuhan.
Direktur Pemasaran dan Niaga Pertamina Hanung Budya di Jakarta, Rabu, total konsumsi elpiji tahun 2014 diproyeksikan 6,11 juta ton termasuk di antaranya 5,013 juta ton untuk elpiji tiga kilogram yang disubsidi dan 907.000 ton untuk elpiji 12 kilogram.
"Dari kebutuhan itu, hanya 2,5 juta ton berasal dari produsen dalam negeri yang seluruhnya telah diserap Pertamina. Sisanya, dipenuhi dari impor," katanya di Jakarta, Rabu.
Hanung menambahkan, dengan porsi impor elpiji yang cukup besar, maka faktor harga elpiji sesuai harga kontrak Aramco yang tinggi dan nilai tukar rupiah yang melemah menyebabkan beban kerugian perusahaan makin tinggi.
Ia menjelaskan, harga rata-rata elpiji sesuai harga kontrak (Contract Price/CP) Aramco antara Juli-Juni 2014 adalah US$ 891,78 per ton atau Rp 10.214 per kilogram dengan kurs Rp 11.453 per dolar AS. Angka-angka itu lebih tinggi dari proyeksi harga dan kurs rupiah dalam Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Perusahaan (RKAP) 2014 yang ditetapkan US$ 833 per ton dan Rp 10.500 per dolar AS.
Setelah ditambah komponen biaya lain termasuk transportasi, pajak, dan marjin, ia mengatakan, maka harga keekonomian elpiji 12 kilogram berdasarkan harga CP Aramco dan kurs rupiah saat ini seharusnya Rp 15.110 per kilogram atau Rp 181.400 per tabung.
Per 10 September 2014, Pertamina menaikkan harga jual elpiji tabung 12 kilogram sebesar Rp 1.500 per kilogram menjadi Rp 7.569 per kilogram untuk menekan kerugian bisnis.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian state-owned energy firm PT Pertamina has forecast that the LPG (liquid petroleum gas) import volume in 2014 will reach 3.61 million tons, or 60 percent of the total domestic demand.
Marketing and Commercial Director of Pertamina Hanung Budya stated here on Wednesday that the total LPG consumption in 2014 is projected to reach 6.11 million tons.
"Of the total consumption, only 2.5 million tons will come from domestic manufacturers that have been absorbed by Pertamina. The remaining domestic requirement will be met by imports," he affirmed.
The total domestic requirement of 6.11 million tons comprises 5.013 million tons for the 3-kilogram subsidized LPG cylinder category, 907 thousand tons for the 12-kilogram non-subsidized LPG cylinder category, and the rest being other types of non-subsidized LPG cylinders.
According to Hanung, the average price of LPG at the contract price with Aramco between July and June 2014 was US$891.78 per ton or Rp10,214 per kilogram with the exchange rate of Rp11,453 per dollar.
After taking into consideration other components, including transportation costs, taxes, and margins, the economic price of a 12-kilogram LPG cylinder today should be Rp15,110 per kilogram, or Rp181.4 thousand per cylinder.
Hanung explained that with these levels of imports, and the high contract price set with Aramco, coupled with a weak exchange rate had led to burgeoning losses for the company.
The contract price of Aramco and the exchange rate are not in line with the companys budget projection for 2014, which has been set at US$833 per ton of LPG, where the exchange rate was assumed at Rp10.5 thousand per US dollar.
As of September 10, 2014, Pertamina has hiked the price of the 12-kilogram LPG cylinder by Rp1.5 thousand per kilogram in a bid to curtail its losses.
With this increase, the average selling price of Pertaminas 12-kilogram LPG cylinder is Rp7,569 per kilogram as compared to the earlier price of Rp6,069 per kilogram.
If other component costs are included such as transportation charges, margins for agents, and value-added tax, then the selling price for the agents is Rp9,519 per kilogram or Rp114.3 thousand per cylinder as compared to the earlier price of Rp7,731 per kilogram or Rp92.8 thousand per cylinder.
