A refinery is a means to process crude oil into petroleum products used as vehicle fuel. Some of the fuel products produced from refineries include gasoline, diesel, kerosene, LPG, and NAFTA oil. Refineries are usually owned by large companies engaged in oil and gas mining.
Existing Oil Refineries in Indonesia
A country can process its own crude oil if it has an oil refinery. Indonesia has several oil refineries that have been built, some of them are :
Pertamina Processing Unit I Pangkalan
Pertamina Processing Unit I Pangkalan, Bradan, North Sumatra. This oil refinery has a capacity of 5,000 barrels per day. This oil refinery was closed in 2007. This is due to an insufficient supply of crude oil and gas.
Pertamina Processing Unit II Dumai
Pertamina Processing Unit II Dumai / Sei Pakning, Riau. Oil refinery with a capacity of 127 thousand barrels per day. This oil refinery is capable of producing a variety of fuel oil and non-fuel oil. Its products have spread in various regions and even abroad.
Pertamina Processing Unit III Plaju
Pertamina Unit III Plaju, South Sumatra. Oil refinery with a capacity of 145 thousand barrels per day. This refinery is capable of producing various petrochemical products.
Pertamina Processing Unit IV Cilacap
Pertamina Unit IV Cilacap, Central Java. This oil refinery has a capacity of 548 thousand barrels per day. This refinery is able to supply 34% of the national fuel needs and 60% of the fuel needs in Java Island.
Pertamina Unit V Balikpapan
Unit V Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. Pertamina oil refinery with a capacity of 266 thousand barrels per day.
Pertamina Unit VI Balongan
Unit VI Balongan, West Java. Pertamina Unit VI Balongan oil refinery has been operating since 1994. The oil refinery has a capacity of 125 thousand barrels per day. This refinery is capable of producing various types of fuel such as Pertamax, Solar, and so on. This refinery is the biggest revenue contributor for the state and PT Pertamina.
Pusdiklat Migas Cepu
Pusdiklat Migas Cepu, Central Java. Oil refinery with a capacity of 45 thousand barrels per day.
Pertamina Processing Unit VII Sorong
Pertamina Processing Unit VII Sorong, Papua, with a capacity of 10 thousand barrels per day.
Those are some of the oil refineries in Indonesia. Every oil refinery requires an oil tank as a storage medium.
These two types of objects are often used as souvenirs for refinery companies. You can see an example at Minikraf. You can also order it as you wish by contacting customer service.