PT. AKR Corporindo, Tbk
JAKARTA, 14th February 2019 – BP, together with joint-venture partner AKR, has announced
the first four of its jointly branded service stations in Indonesia have now
opened, combining BP’s global retail experience with AKR’s extensive distribution
channels.
Mr. Neale Smither, Vice-President
of New Markets, BP downstream, said, “Indonesia is amongst the fastest growing
nations in the region and we are proud to enter this market with our partner,
AKR.
“BP is well-known around the
world for our high quality fuels, Castrol lubricants, and a great convenience
offer. We are delighted to bring our BP branded offer to Indonesia providing local
consumers with more choice for fuels and a first class service offering.”
The service stations will
offer BP’s innovative fuels with ACTIVE technology. Developed and tested by BP
scientists in world-class laboratories, all BP gasoline grades contain a
special dirt-fighting formula that helps to protect engines from the build-up
of dirt and maintain vehicle performance. BP is also partnering with a number
of well-known local businesses such as Alfamart, SiTepat (operating Castrol
Bike Points), Toko Kopi Tuku and Martabak Orin to provide a convenience offer
that is unique to the market.
The service stations will be operated by PT Aneka Petroindo Raya
(BP AKR Fuels Retail), a new company set up by the joint-venture.
BP is committed to a low carbon
future, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its operations, improve
its products and services to help customers lower their emissions, and to
create new low carbon businesses. These service stations in Indonesia will be certified carbon neutral through BP's carbon offsetting programme, BP Target Neutral. Each site will have a long-term carbon reduction plan with any residual emissions offset through BP Target Neutral.
BP has more
than 18,000 service stations in 20 countries around the world.