Pertamina Ranks Third in Fortune Southeast Asia 500, Fueling National Energy Resilience
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- PT Pertamina (Persero) ranks third in the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list for 2026, highlighting its commitment to national energy security.
- The company aims to balance maximizing existing businesses with developing low-carbon ventures to ensure energy resilience and transition.
- Pertamina emphasizes the principles of Availability, Accessibility, Affordability, Acceptability, and Sustainability in its energy provision.
PT Pertamina (Persero) has secured the third position in the prestigious Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list for 2026, a significant achievement underscoring its vital role in maintaining national energy security. This recognition serves as a powerful motivator for the Indonesian state-owned energy company to continuously enhance its service quality, bolster operational reliability, and guarantee energy availability across the archipelago amidst increasingly complex energy sector dynamics.
Pertamina is implementing a dual growth strategy: maximizing existing businesses and building low-carbon businesses. This is to ensure energy resilience and transition proceed simultaneously.
Oki Muraza, Pertamina's Vice President Director, accepted the award at the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 Executive Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Jakarta. He articulated Pertamina's dual mandate as a pillar of national energy security and a key player in the energy transition. "Pertamina is implementing a dual growth strategy: maximizing existing businesses and building low-carbon businesses. This is to ensure energy resilience and transition proceed simultaneously," Muraza explained.
Muraza further detailed Pertamina's focus on ensuring energy, particularly fuel, adheres to the 4A and 1S principles: Availability, Accessibility, Affordability, and Acceptability, alongside Sustainability. This framework guides the company's efforts to meet the nation's energy needs reliably and responsibly.
We interpret this ranking as a mandate to continue improving services and strengthening our contribution to maintaining national energy security. The greater the trust given, the greater our responsibility to ensure energy is available, affordable, and reliable for the people throughout Indonesia.
Muhammad Baron, Vice President of Corporate Communication at Pertamina, interpreted the ranking as a trust that must be met with improved performance and service. "We interpret this ranking as a mandate to continue improving services and strengthening our contribution to maintaining national energy security. The greater the trust given, the greater our responsibility to ensure energy is available, affordable, and reliable for the people throughout Indonesia," Baron stated. He added that the recognition fuels Pertamina's drive to adapt to the evolving global energy landscape and enhance its contribution to national development, ensuring energy needs are met securely, reliably, and sustainably.
This recognition motivates us to continue innovating, improving performance, and delivering tangible benefits to the community. Our focus remains the same: ensuring national energy needs are met safely, reliably, and sustainably.
Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.