Jember, East Java \u2013 Long queues of motorcycles and cars for fuel at\nseveral gas stations (SPBU) in Jember Regency continued on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to queue at the SPBU because my motorcycle\u2019s fuel had run\nout,\u201d said resident Yuliati Ningsih from Kaliwates district.<\/p>\n
At SPBU Tegalbesar, the queues were already long in the morning, not\nas normal as in previous days when queues were more orderly, she\nadded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI deplore the public panic and stockpiling that caused the queues at\nSPBU Tegalbesar to stretch to more than 150 metres. I hope this\nsituation ends soon,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Another resident, Hamidah, complained about queuing at SPBU Ahmad\nYani as the fuel in her motorcycle was nearly exhausted.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually I buy fuel every three days for transporting and collecting\nmy children from school. I was surprised by how long the queue was\ntoday, as it is usually normal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On-site, police were deployed to several SPBU to pre-empt undesirable\nincidents and to regulate traffic to prevent severe congestion around\nthe stations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jember Regent Muhammad Fawait urged the public not to\nengage in stockpiling with excessive fuel purchases to avoid longer\nqueues at SPBU.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuel stocks in Jember are currently safe, even abundant, so the\nlocal government urges people not to be influenced by irresponsible\nreports about a fuel shortage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pertamina confirmed that fuel stocks are plentiful, with Pertalite\nquotas in Jember at 584 tonnes and Pertamax at 279 tonnes, sufficient to\nmeet community needs, ensuring stocks are secure.<\/p>\n
Pertamina also stated its readiness to increase fuel supplies to\nJember to keep stocks stable and prevent long queues at SPBU, and urged\nthe public to buy according to need and not to hoard excessively.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/long-fuel-queues-at-several-spbu-in-jember-1772787941", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }