The company ensures the delay is not due to technical reasons.
PT Pertamina reschedule maintenance programs crude oil processing facility in Dumai, Riau, into June. Treatment was delayed a month of the initial plan, ie May. "It should indeed of May," said Pertamina processing director, Toharso.
Toharso said the treatment plant was delayed because it coincides with Ramadan which will begin in late May. He estimates that the treatment takes up to 30 days. He assured the delay was not due to technical reasons.
Toharso said his team had observed that this delay will not affect the performance of the refinery. Previously, he asserts refinery maintenance must be in accordance with the schedule. Because, if delayed, the refinery at risk of disruption. Pertamina noted, throughout 2016, there were 35 disruptions performance. According to him, the older the plant, the treatment should be implemented on time.
"The leak of the initial less detectable because the refinery is old age. There should be early detection. If leaked him from the beginning. "Balikpapan refinery, for example, at the beginning of last year had extinguished for more than 24 hours due to leakage of steam from the pipe generator Refineries began to actively slow the distillation units of crude oil (crude distillation unit) IV on January 16, 2017. the next day, the unit started production at steady at 150 thousand barrels per day (bpd) from a capacity of 186 bpd. Refinery Pertamina Balikpapan including vital infrastructure with a capacity of 260 thousand bpd.
This refinery is the biggest contributor of petroleum products the second largest after the Cilacap refinery. Its products are diverse, including fuel (diesel fuel, Pertamax, aviation fuel, kerosene), gas and petrochemicals (LPG, aromatic products), as well as intermediate products (naphtha, LSWR). In 2016, refinery production volume reached 90.3 million barrels.
Toharso said, the Balikpapan refinery is undergoing routine maintenance since 13 March. The treatment period is predicted to reach 40 days. Refinery production shortfall will be met from other additional production refinery. Pertamina also patch the production of imports. "Turn around for the next 40 days. It has just 10 days. "
The new facility is completed treatment Balongan refinery in West Java. The new company completed the process of the refinery maintenance in late February. Had circulated the news that the refinery experienced a death total (total black out). Toharso denied the rumors. According to him, after the refinery maintenance period indeed. can not operate normally. Therefore, the team must turn on the machines there gradually. The stage takes up to five days
"Maybe they need adjustment and synchronization of the past until refinery runs normar. So it was not a total black out, but start up after the turn around, "said Toharso.
Balongan refinery has a strategic role because it produces a gasoline product supplied to Jakarta and West Java. The current capacity is 125 thousand barrels per day.
IN INDONESIAN
Pertamina Menunda Perawatan Kilang Dumai
Perusahaan memastikan penundaan bukan karena alasan teknis.
PT Pertamina menjadwalkan ulang program perawatan fasilitas pengolahan minyak mentah di Dumai, Riau, menjadi Juni mendatang. Perawatan tertunda sebulan dari rencana awal, yaitu Mei. “Seharusnya memang Mei,”kata Direktur Pengolahan Pertamina, Toharso.
Toharso mengatakan perawatan kilang ditunda karena bersamaan dengan Ramadan yang akan dimulai akhir Mei nanti. Ia memperkirakan perawatan memerlukan waktu hingga 30 hari. Ia meyakinkan penundaan tersebut bukan karena alasan teknis.
Toharso mengatakan timnya telah meninjau bahwa penundaan ini tidak akan berdampak pada kinerja kilang. Sebelumnya, ia menegaskan perawatan kilang harus sesuai dengan jadwal. Sebab, jika molor, kilang berisiko mengalami gangguan. Pertamina mencatat, sepanjang 2016, terdapat 35 gangguan kinerja. Menurut dia, semakin tua usia kilang, perawatan harus dilaksanakan tepat waktu.
“Kebocoran ini dari awal kurang terdeteksi karena usia kilang sudah tua. Seharusnya ada deteksi dini. Kalau bocor tahunya dari awal.” Kilang Balikpapan, misalnya, pada awal tahun lalu sempat padam selama lebih dari 24 jam akibat kebocoran uap dari pipa generator Kilang mulai aktif secara perlahan pada unit distilasi minyak mentah (crude distillation unit) IV pada 16 Januari 2017. Besoknya, produksi di unit tersebut mulai stabil di angka 150 ribu barel per hari (bph) dari kapasitas sebesar 186 bph. Kilang Balikpapan termasuk prasarana vital Pertamina yang berkapasitas 260 ribu bph.
Kilang ini merupakan penyumbang produk bahan bakar minyak terbesar kedua setelah kilang Cilacap. Produknya beragam, antara lain BBM (solar, Pertamax, avtur, kerosin), gas dan petrokimia (elpiji, produk aromatik), serta produk antara (nafta, LSWR). Pada 2016, volume produksi kilang mencapai 90,3 juta barel.
Toharso menuturkan, saat ini kilang Balikpapan sedang menjalani perawatan rutin sejak 13 Maret lalu. Masa perawatan diprediksi mencapai 40 hari. Kekurangan produksi kilang akan dipenuhi dari produksi tambahan kilang lain. Pertamina juga menambal produksi dari impor. “Turn around selama 40 hari ke depan. Ini baru saja 10 hari."
Fasilitas yang baru selesai perawatannya adalah kilang Balongan di Jawa Barat. Perusahaan baru menyelesaikan proses perawatan kilang pada akhir Februari lalu. Sempat beredar kabar bahwa kilang mengalami mati total (total black out). Rumor tersebut dibantah Toharso. Menurut dia, kilang setelah masa perawatan memang. belum bisa beroperasi normal. Sebab, tim harus menghidupkan mesin-mesin yang ada secara bertahap. Tahap tersebut memakan waktu hingga lima hari
“Mungkin mereka butuh penyesuaian dan sinkronisasi dulu sampai kilang berjalan normar. Jadi bukan total black out, melainkan start up setelah turn around,” tutur Toharso.
Kilang Balongan memiliki peran strategis karena menghasilkan produk bensin yang dipasok untuk DKI Jakarta dan Jawa Barat. Kapasitasnya saat ini adalah 125 ribu barel per hari.
Koran Tempo, Page-20, Friday, March, 24, 2017
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