Balikpapan Refinery Operates Again

Balikpapan refinery has a total capacity of 260 thousand barrels per day, consisting of two units of the refinery.

Pertamina refinery in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, back in full operation after undergoing a gradual shut down for maintenance activities since March 6, 2017. "It was gradually reviving and already we started back in operation on 3 April," said General Manager of Pertamina Refinery Unit ( GM Pertamina RU) V Balikpapan Julian Dekri

Balikpapan refinery maintenance operations II lasted for 42 days from 6 March to 16 April 2017. Pertamina call the operation 'turn around' and involved 3,500 people who work shifts for 24 hours.

Turn around is regular maintenance overall refinery aimed at keeping production performance forward and held regularly every three to four years.

PT Pertamina successfully implement Balikpapan refinery turnaround schedule. Startup refineries began to be implemented gradually since 3 April 2017 in accordance with standard operating procedure (SOP) applies. Currently Balikpapan refinery II has begun to operate a full back.

"RU V Pertamina Balikpapan to thank you for the support of various stakeholders including the local community during the second Balikpapan refinery turnaround," said Yulian

"Our target turn around excellent, ie no accident (no fire and no environmental pollution), the quality of the best quality, timely, and cost effective,".

Turnaround activities done consistently on HSSE Golden Rules to ensure the safety, health, and environmental protection. Turn around Balikpapan refinery II involves about 3,500 workers in an effort to involvement of the local workforce in London and surrounding areas and conducted 24 hours.

Balikpapan refinery has a total capacity of 260 thousand barrels per day, consisting of two units, namely the first Balikpapan refinery with a production capacity of 60 thousand barrels per day and the second Balikpapan refinery with a production capacity of 200 thousand barrels per day. 

     Balikpapan refinery produces various types of fuel such as premium, pertalite, pertamax, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, Pertamina Dex, and various other products. Balikpapan refinery supplies about 26% of fuel in Indonesia and is the second largest refinery in Indonesia after the Cilacap refinery.

IN INDONESIAN

Kilang Balikpapan Beroperasi Lagi

Kilang Balikpapan memiliki kapasitas total sebesar 260 ribu barel per hari, terdiri atas dua unit kilang.

Kilang minyak Pertamina di Kota Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur, kembali beroperasi penuh setelah bertahap dimatikan untuk menjalani kegiatan pemeliharaan sejak 6 Maret 2017. “Saat menghidupkan kembali pun bertahap dan sudah kami mulai kembali beroperasi pada 3 April lalu,” kata General Manager Pertamina Refinery Unit (GM Pertamina RU) V Balikpapan Julian Dekri

Operasi pemeliharaan kilang minyak Balikpapan II berlangsung selama 42 hari mulai 6 Maret hingga 16 April 2017. Pertamina menyebut operasi itu ‘turn around’ dan melibatkan 3.500 orang yang bekerja bergiliran selama 24 jam.

Turn around ialah perawatan berkala kilang secara menyeluruh yang bertujuan menjaga performa produksi ke depan dan dilaksanakan secara berkala setiap tiga sampai empat tahun.

PT Pertamina berhasil melaksanakan turn around kilang Balikpapan sesuai dengan jadwal. Startup kilang mulai dilaksanakan bertahap sejak 3 April 2017 sesuai dengan standard operating procedure (SOP) yang berlaku. Saat ini kilang Balikpapan II sudah mulai beroperasi penuh kembali.

“Pertamina RU V Balikpapan mengucapkan terima kasih atas dukungan dari berbagai pihak termasuk masyarakat sekitar selama masa turn around kilang Balikpapan II,” ujar Yulian

“Target kami turn around excellent, yaitu tidak ada accident( tidak ada kebakaran dan tidak ada pencemaran lingkungan), kualitas mutu terbaik, tepat waktu, dan tepat biaya,”.

Kegiatan turn around dilakukan dengan konsisten pada HSSE Golden Rules untuk menjamin aspek keselamatan, kesehatan kerja, dan perlindungan lingkungan. Turn around kilang Balikpapan II melibatkan sekitar 3.500 tenaga kerja sebagai upaya pelibatan tenaga kerja lokal di Balikpapan dan sekitarnya dan dilaksanakan 24 jam.

Kilang Balikpapan memiliki kapasitas total sebesar 260 ribu barel per hari, terdiri atas dua unit, yaitu kilang Balikpapan I dengan kapasitas produksi 60 ribu barel per hari dan kilang Balikpapan II dengan kapasitas produksi 200 ribu barel per hari. 

     Kilang BaIikpapan memproduksi berbagai jenis bahan bakar seperti premium, pertalite, pertamax, solar, elpiji, avtur, Pertamina dex, dan berbagai produk lainnya. Kilang Balikpapan menyuplai sekitar 26% BBM di Indonesia dan merupakan kilang terbesar kedua di Indonesia setelah kilang Cilacap. 

Media Indonesia, Page-18, Tuesday, April, 18, 2017