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Pertamina Patra Niaga tightens oversight of subsidized fuel distribution in West Sumatra

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Pertamina Patra Niaga, West Sumatra police and provincial officials inspected fuel stations in Padang as part of tighter oversight of subsidized fuel distribution.
  • Inspectors checked transactions, QR code use, facilities and compliance, and found operations normal at the stations visited.
  • The regional retail unit issued 31 sanctions in 2026, including guidance measures and temporary supply suspensions, against distributors found violating rules.

Pertamina Patra Niaga has stepped up checks on subsidized fuel distribution in West Sumatra, conducting surprise inspections with provincial authorities and police at several filling stations in Padang.

The team examined the distribution process, transaction compliance, use of QR codes, station facilities and other requirements. Operations and customer service at the stations inspected were running normally, according to the company. Inspectors did identify vehicles whose registration numbers did not match the requirements for subsidized fuel, but the station operators refused to fill them.

The inspection included West Sumatra Energy and Mineral Resources Agency head Helmi Heriyanto, West Sumatra police special crimes unit representative Commissioner Firdaus and Pertamina Patra Niaga's West Sumatra retail sales area manager, Fakhri Rizal Hasibuan.

Pertamina Patra Niaga continues to strengthen oversight, both through direct field inspections and the use of digital systems, to ensure subsidized fuel is distributed according to regulations and received by eligible members of the public.

· Kitty AndhoraThe company's corporate communications vice president described its oversight measures.

Pertamina Patra Niaga Vice President for Corporate Communications Kitty Andhora said oversight required cooperation among the company, local government and law enforcement. “Pertamina Patra Niaga continues to strengthen oversight, both through direct field inspections and the use of digital systems, to ensure subsidized fuel is distributed according to regulations and received by eligible members of the public,” she said. “Collaboration with local government and law enforcement also continues to ensure that every indication of a violation is properly followed up.”

As part of efforts to ensure that designated and specially assigned fuel reaches the intended recipients, the West Sumatra retail sales area has issued 31 sanctions during 2026. The measures included corrective guidance and temporary suspension of supplies for distributors found to have violated the rules.

Collaboration with local government and law enforcement also continues to ensure that every indication of a violation is properly followed up.

· Kitty AndhoraAndhora emphasized cooperation with authorities in responding to suspected violations.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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