Press Release

Today, PERTAMINA and Shell commences operations of a long-term partnership in the aviation fuel business, which includes into-plane operational services, technical and management services, and aviation fuel procurement at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.

Achmad Faisal, PERTAMINA's Corporate Senior Vice President of Marketing and Trade, said, "We will do our utmost to make use of our competitive adventage and maintain our leadership and profitability in the Indonesian aviation fuel market, as it is important for our strategic growth.

However, we also understand that an open and dynamic market is influenced by several factors and parties. We share the same understanding with other business players and stakeholders - including Shell and Angkasa Pura – that our operations should help enable this market to be more efficient & beneficial for business people and other stakeholders. After a long discussion to formulate the best cooperation, we create this an into-plane joint cooperation" explained Faisal.

Darwin Silalahi, President Director and Country Chairman Shell Indonesia said, "We are excited to officially start the Aviation Fuels operations today in Indonesia with our partner, Pertamina, and we are committed to deliver on our agreement. We believe customers will appreciate the added value and benefits that this partnership brings. "

The partnership enables Shell to add Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport to its network of airports around the world where it serves its customers. PERTAMINA will gain access to Shell's Aviation Management System, world-class operational standards and procedures, and training programs, tools that have led to Shell Aviation being chosen by global aviation customers as the best provider of aviation fuel and services for several years.  In the near future, the partnership will also allow PERTAMINA to serve its customers at selected overseas airports where Shell operates. 

PERTAMINA's business includes energy, oil and gas from upstream to downstream businesses. Its upstream business consists of three subsections; management exploration, shipping, and marketing and commerce. PERTAMINA Aviasi is a business unit of the Marketing and Commerce Directorate which handles the aviation fuel supply and marketing service, supplying aviation fuels to 53 airports around Indonesia and Timor Leste.

Entering it's 50th year, PERTAMINA Aviasi recognizes that the bottom line for both customers and the aviation business is flight safety. Understanding customer and industry needs and the commitment to fulfilling and managing those needs is reflected in PERTAMINA Aviasi' motto; Serve for Safe Flights.

Understanding safety issues has been PERTAMINA Aviasi's most valuable lesson in its 50 years in the aviation fuel business. PERTAMINA Aviasi prioritizes human resources and systems  development as well as a consistent ongoing audit process, especially on safety, that aims to make safety the very core of all our aviation fuel supply activities; applied in every single moment of our life.

PERTAMINA Aviasi's achievement is in fulfilling the need of both consumers and the airline industry for the past 50 years is that PERTAMINA Aviasi's product have never been reported off-specification by either the latest industry standards or international standars. This shows a consistent commitment from PERTAMINA Aviasi to fulfill consumer and industry criteria in its attempt to reach its vision "to be a world class aviation fuel supplier and marketer with a global network."

Every day at over 1,100 airports across more than 90 countries, Shell Aviation provides fuel for around 20,000 aircraft and supplies over 8 billion gallons of fuel.

Shell Aviation is a world leader in marketing aviation fuel and operating airport fuelling facilities, but it also has a huge range of knowledge on everything from formulating better fuels to designing and managing cost-effective installations.

Shell Aviation has invested heavily in the future of aviation - in new locations and in upgrades of existing ones, in technical advances, and in people - at the local, regional and global level.  It is one of the few fuel companies with Research and Development facilities dedicated to the aviation sector.

Shell has been recognized internationally with several awards in the aviation sector such as the Armburst Award for Best Intenational Jet Fuel Marketer award, Shell Aviation won the Best Fuel Supplier Award by NetJets, and was voted the Aerokurier Awards' Readers' Choice for Best Supplier of Aviation Fuels and Lubricants in the most prestigious aviation magazine in Europe.

Shell operates in over 130 countries and territories and employs more than 108,000 people, and is best known to the public for its high-quality lubricants, fuel service stations, and for exploring and producing oil and gas on land and offshore.

Shell also delivers a wide range of energy solutions to customers, including transporting and trading oil and gas, marketing natural gas, producing and selling fuel for ships and planes, generating electricity, and providing energy efficiency advice. Shell produces and sells petrochemical building blocks to industrial customers globally and is investing in making renewable and lower-carbon energy sources competitive for large-scale use.

Shell is the official technical partner for the Ferrari Formula One and the Ducati Moto GP and Superbike teams for fuels and lubricants.