ilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI), the refinery and petrochemical arm of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, has denied reports that Russian oil products are being transshipped at Indonesia’s Karimun terminal in the Riau Islands.
KPI president director Taufik Adityawarman said Russian crude oil could be purchased only through open auctions.
“Not yet,” Taufik said on the sidelines of the International Petroleum Association Convention & Exhibition (IPA Convex) in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, when asked about Russian oil entering Karimun.
“All of our crude oil purchases go through an auction process. We publicly announce the tenders, and only companies registered with our refineries are eligible to participate.”
Pertamina does not have a refinery, oil storage tank or transshipment facility in Karimun but has been open to importing Russian crude since May last year, Taufik said.
Any purchase of crude must comply with the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations, he added with reference to sanctions imposed on Russia by the US, United Kingdom and the European Union following the invasion of Ukraine.
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“If any [company] has Russian crude that suits our specifications and is registered with our refineries, [they are] welcome to participate in the tender,” he said, noting that Russian crude obtained through tenders is delivered directly to refineries, not storage tanks or terminals.