Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM)\naims to resolve queues to buy fuel in several parts of East Java,\nincluding Malang, Jember and Blitar, within the next one to two\ndays.<\/p>\n
\u201cEssentially, the problem in East Java must be resolved within the\nnext day or two,\u201d said Laode Sulaeman, the ministry\u2019s Director General\nof Oil and Gas, at the ESDM office in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Laode made the statement after meeting East Java Governor Khofifah\nIndar Parawansa and Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak. He said he\nhoped the long queues seen in Bali would not recur elsewhere, including\nin East Java.<\/p>\n
Laode also rejected claims that East Java\u2019s fuel supply had been sent\nto Bali during the fuel crisis there.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u00a0East Java is part of MOR V (Marketing Operation Region V),\nJatimbalinus. Fuel must not be sent elsewhere from there while East Java\nitself is not being supplied properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, ESDM Secretary General Ahmad Erani Yustika said the\nministry had coordinated with the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory\nAgency (BPH Migas) and Pertamina to ensure sufficient fuel stocks all\nthe way to petrol stations.<\/p>\n
Efforts to speed up distribution include increasing deliveries by\nship to several depots in East Java, deploying 21 additional tanker\ntrucks under a spot-charter arrangement, and extending depot operating\nhours to 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Erani said coordination with the East Java provincial\ngovernment and Pertamina would continue to restore smooth distribution\nand ensure fuel supplies at all petrol stations were secure again.<\/p>\n
Governor Khofifah and Deputy Governor Emil have asked the ESDM\nMinistry to ensure adequate supplies and smooth distribution of fuel,\nparticularly Biosolar and Pertalite, to petrol stations.<\/p>\n
Khofifah said disruptions to Biosolar distribution could affect\ntransport, logistics, business activity and fishermen\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
She called for tighter distribution controls, including firm action\nagainst suspected irregularities in the allocation of subsidised\nfuel.<\/p>\n
She also proposed adding inspection teams to prevent stockpiling and\nbulk purchases that could be misused. Digital monitoring, she said,\nshould be backed up by direct checks on the ground.<\/p>\n
Khofifah said some petrol stations still displayed signs saying that\ndiesel was on its way, even when stock information indicated that\nsupplies were available.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/esdm-aims-to-resolve-east-java-fuel-queues-this-week-1792518701", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }