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Abstract— Management of fuel in PERTAMINA EP has not PERTAMINA EP Working Areas consist of three
managed properly. The current system cannot guarantee the regions namely Sumatra, Java and Eastern Indonesia
availability of fuel. Losses during storage and distribution Regions. All JOB EOR and TAC operations are
exceed the allowable tolerance limits. Equipment, facilities, managed from Headquarter while own operations are
and infrastructure not meet existing standards as result in
managed by each region respectively.
fuel consumption data at each location is not accurate. The
above matter can lead to high operating costs and affect the
The opration of those regions comprise 12 Field
company's image. For improvements things mentioned Areas, namely Rantau, Pangkalan Susu, Lirik, Jambi,
above, the first step is to conduct observation and data Prabumulih and Pendopo in Sumatra, Subang,
collection. The data was analyzed and identified what the Jatibarang and Cepu in Java as well as Sangatta,
potential problems. Potential problems are discussed for the Bunyu and Papua in Eastern Indonesia.
problem solving expectations. After knowing the Beside the management of working areas as stated
expectations of the solution designed a new concept of the earlier, other business pattern is management through
fuel management system. One alternative designed concept projects, such as gas development project of Pagar
is managing fuel by using a Vendor Held Stock system. After
Dewa in South Sumatra, Gundih in Central Java and
the comparison between the old fuel management concept
with a new one, select a better concept fuel management and
Matindok in Sulawesi.
more profitable for the company. By applying good fuel One of the important departments in
management system, the problems faced in the management PERTAMINA EP is Supply Chain Management
of fuel can be overcome. Department. This department has responsibility to
support operational activity in PERTAMINA EP
Keywords: fuel management, fuel losses, the accuracy of PERTAMINA EP Supply Chain Management
usage, vendor held stock Vision is to be the excellent sustainment supplier of
goods and services for companywide support.
I. INTRODUCTION PERTAMINA EP Supply Chain Management
Mission is to integrate supply and demand
PT PERTAMINA EP (PEP) is engaged in management within and across companies for the
managing the upstream oil and gas production through benefit of all parties involved in achieving the supply
a more manageable exploration and exploitation chain’s customer service goals.
activities. Adding to that, PEP has been undertaking Nowadays fuel management in the Field
other supporting businesses, which have been intended Prabumulih PERTAMINA EP are still using
to back up the main business directly or indirectly. conventional methods. If PERTAMINA EP requires
Presently, PERTAMINA EP production level for fuel, PERTAMINA EP issued PO to PERTAMINA
oil is around 120 throusand barrel oil per day (BOPD) (Persero) to buy fuel. The handover point of fuel
and around 1,003 million standard cubic feet per day happened at Depot PERTAMINA (Persero). All the
(MMSCFD) for gas. risks that occur after handover point from the delivery,
PERTAMINA EP Working Areas of 140.000 km2 storage and distribution is belong to PERTAMINA EP
were once largely PT PERTAMINA (Persero)’s Oil responsibility.
and Gas Mining Authority Zone. The working areas
are managed through own operation and partnership
cooperation, comprise 3 contracts of Joint Operating
Body Enhanced Oil Recovery (JOB-EOR) and 33
contracts of Technical Assistant Contract (TAC). Thus
geographically, PERTAMINA EP operates in nearly
all territory of Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke.
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A. Conceptual Framework
In depth conceptual for supply chain elements would
in this research relation to theoretical framework
FLOWMETER
includes Supply Chain Management, Inventory
HSD 500 KL HSD 113 KL Management, and Vendor Manage Inventory designed
Pipe 3”;
200 Meter
in this following framework:
LOCATION
FLOW
METER
INTERNAL USER
HSD 40 KL
CUSTODY TRANSFER
Fuel
DISPENCER
Management
INTERNAL
TRANSPORTIR
USER
Observation
PREMIUM DISPENCER 1St Literature Review and Data
15 KL
DEPOT KERTAPATI Collection
Vendor
Self Manage Manage
Inventory
Figure 1. General Flowchart Fuel Supply
Analysis and
II. BUSINESS ISSUE EXPLORATION 2nd Literature Review Determining
the Best
Options
Supply Chain Management Department is responsible
for the availability of fuel. To avoid a stock out of fuel Better Fuel
required minimum stock level or buffer stock. Management
Although the minimum stock level or buffer stock is
well managed, but at the time of delivery and
distribution are still having problems or intangible risk
causes delays to supply such as strikes when the
government want to raise fuel prices or other disorders
Figure 2. Conceptual Framework
that can make the fuel supply is inhibited.
In a fuel management activities include loading / B. Method of Data Collection and Analysis
unloading, transport / distribution, processing, storage The data collection for the research was done in two
and handling, the difference (discrepancies) cannot be general mechanisms:
avoided. The difference is less known by the term 1. Data and information from PERTAMINA EP
"Losses" is expressed in positive notation. Losses internal database or report such as fuel
caused by the storage and handling of crude oil and consumption, fuel transportation, facilities
products in tanks store up / Installation / Transit and infrastructure, manpower, and operation
Terminal / Depot / Floating Storage. Handling time.
activities include the amount of crude oil and products 2. Verbal discussion through group or personal
that are pumped or distributed from / to Storage tank meeting with different stakeholders. These
to another, Transportation (Ship, Tank Truck), and data would include: a)Expectations from
Third Parties stakeholders. b)Possibility of improvement
Based on the Guidelines on Handling and Control of and innovations. c)Best practices from other
Losses of Crude Oil and Products No.A-001/H10200 / company related with fuel management
2007-S4. Tolerance limits are allowed for Storage and system
Handling Losses products is equal 0.3%. Storage and
handling of losses tolerance is not a target or C. Analysis of Business Situation
operational constraints that must be achieved. the The element would in this research relation to
average per month of losses that occurs in the storage literature review includes supply chain management,
tank is 0.6% - 0.7%. losses during distribution is inventory management, vendor manage inventory, and
3.36%. A loss that occurs has exceeded the allowed lean operating system.
tolerance. The difference could be caused by human
factors, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure a. Supply Chain Management
The research question is “What Supply Chain Supply chain management is a set of
Management improvements and innovations can solve approaches utilized to efficiently integrate
existing problems and create better fuel management
suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and
system?”. The research objectives of the thesis are as
follows: a)Security of supply and reduce the risk of stores, so that merchandise is produced and
delay in delivery of fuel b)Eliminating the risk of distributed at the right quantities, to the right
losing at the time of delivery and distribution of fuel. locations, and at the right time, in order to
c)Operational cost savings. minimize system wide costs while satisfying
service level requirements (levi,2009)
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Alternative solutions are developed based on the performance. With the orderly administration
gap between the existing and the proposed fuel and discipline of operational fuel management
management system. In terms of create improvements activities that will help to achieve the target of
and innovation in fuel management system, the accountability and auditable in fuel
baseline of the design of system should fulfill management. By achieving the target of
stakeholder expectation. After all a fuel management accountability and auditable it is very
system will be used to help the SCM Department in important for PERTAMINA EP to be global
manage fuel more effective and efficient. The player in oil and gas industry.
Expectation data gathered from an extensive discussion Losses that occur already exceed the allowable
with the stakeholder is as follow. tolerance. Losses average per month of storage
1. Guaranty supply of fuel at 0.7%. while the losses are allowed 0.3%. At
“If the “right” inventory is carried and the time of the distribution of losses that
delivered at the “right” time, profits are occurred at 3.36% while the losses are allowed
increase through additional sales revenues, the equivalent of 0.5%. If PERTAMINA EP
and customer service is enhanced. However, it can overcome the losses problem, then there is
is important to realize that having the wrong an opportunity for savings.
inventory or having it at the wrong time can 3. Comply to HSE standard
seriously hurt a firm’s performance.” “To improve such critical performance
(Evans,2007). measures as time, productivity, flexibility,
Organize inventory is not an easy thing. If the cost, and quality, new technologies must be
inventory is too large then it could result in developed and integrated into existing goods,
large inventory costs, but if too few services, and operation.” (Evan,2007)
inventories can result in the risk of supply Never mind new technologies in equipment,
shortages (stock out) which can lead to facilities, and infrastructure, PERTAMINA EP
cessation of operations, delays can result in a still used improper equipment, facilities, and
profit or even loss of customers. For the infrastructure in managing fuel. Equipment,
primary purpose of the inventory control facilities, and infrastructure do not meet
inventory management is to always be able to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
serve the needs of materials / goods in an Standard. An improvement and innovation
appropriate and low cost. During its needed for equipment, facilities, and
development, stock items can be a Non-Stock infrastructure used in manage of fuel must
Item, the material is quite often required but meet Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
do not need stored in inventory (stockless Standard. Also required expertise resources to
Policy). Provide through a short-term and long be able in managing the fuel professionally
term contract with a third party. and comply with HSE standards.
“Vendor Manage Inventory is becoming a Improper equipment, facilities, and
popular concept where the vendor monitors infrastructure also can affect accuracy a real
and manages inventory for the customer.” time transaction. Most of the activity that goes
(Evan,2007) in a storage area is material handling. It is here
In the distribution of fuel, there are constraints that most of the manpower, as well as the
from both internal and external factors. equipment, are required in moving goods into
Internal factors such as improper equipment, and out of storage. Everything possible should
facilities, and infrastructure for fuel be done to assure that the movement will be
distribution. While external factors such as efficient, and that both manual and
road conditions, local people often block the mechanized operations are economical and
road because they feel PERTAMINA EP has safe. Thereby fulfillment of fuel more efficient
damaged their road. and fuel transactions becomes real time. Loses
To maintain the availability of fuel supply in that occurs in the storage, distribution, and
accordance with the requirements (security of operations can be eliminated.
supply), need a design and implementation of 4. Human Resource Development
good management system to maintain the “Training can help employees develop skills
availability of material. It also required the needed to perform their jobs, which directly
movement of material to the customer system affects the business. Giving employees
by considering the accuracy of quality, cost, opportunities to learn and develop creates a
delivery and service. With a good system of positive work environment, which supports
material management and distribution, social the business strategy by attracting talented
problems such as local people block the road employees as well as motivating and
can be eliminated. retaining current employees.” (Noe,2008)
2. Minimize Losses In order to manage fuel properly, it will need
All parties involved in fuel management human resource that has capability and
process must be able to understand and realize competence in dealing with fuel.
that every deviation is the potential to affect PERTAMINA EP should developed all
company operational and financial employee including outsource to create
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professionalism human resource. Fuel often Transportation from Pertamina Terminal to client’s
misused by person who has not storage site, Transportation from client’s storage site
responsibility. Because of that, people to end user (heavy equipment, machinery, etc),
development not only about skill but also Investment in equipment relating to the supply chain
about attitude and behavior. of the operation (Additional Storage Tanks, Road
Tankers, Flow-meter, Pumps, etc), Operating under
III. BUSINESS SOLUTION Client’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
Standard, Manpower requirement to handle the
The process of purchasing fuel used a direct distribution process, System and administration to
appointment to PERTAMINA (Persero). Experience manage the fuel stock, and Insurance in all aspect of
which is owned by Pertamina (Persero) in ensuring the the operation (Manpower, transportation, losses,
availability of fuel and maintain the quality of fuel is commercial, etc)
the consideration for evaluation of direct appointment KPI for this service is reability VHS availability of
process. In addition, it refers to the PTK No. 007 - fuel for drilling sites and storage facilities was 99%.,
Revisi-II/PTK/I/2011 on Contract Supply Chain Compliance to the requirements of HSE PEP, and
Cooperation Chapter X, Section 4.2.2. item 5. accuracy of submission of reports: a report of
"Procurement of goods by the sum TKDN + BMP payment, price reports.
reach a minimum 40% (forty percent), which is With VHS system, PERTAMINA EP as a client
produced by 1 (one) company with the status of state can get the benefit of Security of Supply (Ensured by
owned enterprises (SOEs). With the provisions, more multiple storage at multiple location), competitively
than 50% (fifty percent) of state-owned shares are price fuel, PERTAMINA renowned quality and
owned by the State. In this case can be direct quantity of supply, Zero Losses Program, Minimize
appointed to the state owned enterprises (SOEs)." Inventory Cost, Minimize overhead Cost, Able to
Pertamina (Persero) offered fuel management adapt with increase in fuel usage, and Minimize
program to Pertamina EP in order to help overcome tangible and intangible risk.
the problems being faced by Pertamina EP. The As compensation for the application of the VHS,
program known as Vendor Held Stock. This program PERTAMINA (Persero) get Handling Fee. The
has been running successfully at several companies component of the handling fee is divided into two
such as PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia, PT. parts. First parts is costs that covering of facilities and
Kalimantan Prima Coal, PT. INCO, PT. Petro Kimia equipment, the HSE program, calibration &
Gresik, and so on. maintenance, insurance, salaries of employees,
A. Alternative of Business Solution operational service truck-tank, administration, and
VHS service system (Vendor Held Stock) is the transportation of fuel. Other components of handling
system where the stock fuel in the consumer storage fee is Losses
tank is belongs to PERTAMINA (Persero), and B. Analysis of Business Solution
PERTAMINA (Persero) guarantee quality and After do the comparison between existing system
quantity of fuel. The transaction is amounts of fuel (self management) and proposed system (VHS), the
used and has been entered into the user equipment. All cost of fuel management for 5 years if done by self
the losses that occurred from the delivery, stockpiling, management, it cost $ 50 billion, whereas when using
and distribution to the customer equipment is the VHS costs $ 40 billion. By using a VHS there is a
responsibility of PERTAMINA (Persero). savings of 10 billion. In addition, PERTAMINA EP
no needs to spend for carrying/holding cost every
month, it will become responsibility of PERTAMINA
CUSTODY TRANSFER (Persero). This is already factored into handling.
Implementation of the VHS can avoid the potential
FLOWMETER
HSD 500 KL HSD 113 KL
loss of 450 million Rupiah per day caused by
Pipe 3”;
operation stopped because of lack of availability of
200 Meter
LOKASI fuel.
FLOW
METER In fuel distribution, in self management have a risk
HSD 40 KL
INTERNAL USER
of either internal as well as external factor meanwhile
DISPENCER
with VHS no need to think about risk of distribution
anymore so PERTAMINA EP Can be more focus on
TRANSPORTIR
INTERNAL
USER
core business since had stopped thinking about the
DISPENCER
PREMIUM
DEPOT KERTAPATI
15 KL risk of fuel distribution
Losses condition right now is over from the
tolerance, with VHS Losses already calculated into the
handling fee. PERTAMINA EP have opportunity to
make savings by eliminated losses.
Figure 5. General Flow Chart VHS When used self manage, an investment,
improvement and innovation needed for equipment,
PERTAMINA (Persero) Scope of work for VHS
facilities, and infrastructure used in manage of fuel to
inclusive of Procurement of Fuel, Make sure that fuel
meet Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Standard.
is always ready at the client’s storage site,
All of this requires considerable cost. With VHS, it is
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