The Aircraft Filling Depot (DPPU) at Domine Eduard Osok Airport (DEO) in Sorong City, West Papua Province officially operates.

The Aircraft Filling Depot (DPPU) at Domine Eduard Osok Airport (DEO) in Sorong City, West Papua Province officially operates.

DPPU facilities inaugurated include 3 avtur tanks with a capacity of 500 KL, a water tank with a capacity of 700 KL, 4 pumps with a flow volume of 70 cubic meters per hour, filter separators, Terminal Automation System, civil facilities (office buildings and other supporting buildings), as well HSSE facilities (fire extinguisher, fire pipes and pumps, etc.).
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The inauguration was carried out by PT Pertamina (Persero) Vice President Operation & Services, Kusumo Wibowo, accompanied by PT Pertamina (Persero) Vice President Reliability & Project, Budi YP Hutagaol, PT Pertamina (Persero) Region Operations VIII General Manager of PT Pertamina (Persero), Gema Iriandus Pahalawan , and Assistant I to the Mayor of Sorong, Rachman.
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Vice President of Operation & Services of PT Pertamina (Persero), Kusumo Wibowo, said that the inauguration of the Sorong DEPU DPPU is a real commitment to improve Pertamina's services to consumers in Eastern Indonesia.
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Moreover, the Sorong region has an important role as one of the main gates and destinations in eastern Indonesia. "Aside from being a liaison with other regions in West Papua, the existence of the Sorong DEO Airport has affected flight growth, due to developing tourism. Therefore, Pertamina's Sorong DEPU development project is expected to support the development of aviation / aviation in Eastern Indonesia, "he continued.
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Meanwhile, Vice President of Reliability & Project Development of PT Pertamina (Persero), Budi YP Hutagaol, said that the investment in developing the Sorong DEO DPPU is expected to improve the quality of aircraft refueling services at Sorong DEO Airport.
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The Sorong DEPU DPPU development project was approved in 2016 to offset the trend of increasing Avtur sales volume at Sorong DEO Airport, with investment approval for the Implementation of the DEO DPPU Relocation Project worth Rp112 billion.
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General Manager of Marketing Operations for Region VIII of PT Pertamina (Persero), Gema Iriandus Pahalawan, said that increasing facilities and facilities that are more complete and modern will improve the services and operations of the Sorong DPPU DEPU.