Fuel crisis cools down<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The fuel crisis in Kupang started
\nto cool down on Saturday, with the long lines of vehicles waiting
\nfor gasoline starting to disappear.<\/p>\n
Security was still tight around gas stations, with police
\npersonnel trying to prevent retail traders from buying gasoline
\nwith containers.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the price of premium gasoline sold by retail
\ntraders started to decline to Rp 7,500 (77 U.S. cents) from the
\nprevious Rp 15,000, although still higher than the official
\nprice of Rp 2,400 per liter.<\/p>\n
Head of state oil company Pertamina in Kupang, Adi Nugroho,
\nsaid on Saturday that the tanker ship Klawotong carrying 3,900
\ntones of gasoline -- 1,700 tones of premium and 2,200 tones of
\ndiesel oil -- had arrived on Friday at midnight in Kupang.<\/p>\n
\"The gasoline is directly distributed to all gas stations in
\nKupang,\" he said, adding that another tanker will soon arrive in
\nthe city with 900 tones of premium gasoline. -- JP<\/p>",
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