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        "msgid": "strait-of-hormuz-blockaded-indonesia-negotiates-for-pertamina-ships-to-pass-through-1774612285",
        "date": "2026-03-27 18:16:00",
        "title": "Strait of Hormuz Blockaded, Indonesia Negotiates for Pertamina Ships to Pass Through",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, has revealed that the government is in ongoing negotiations with Iran to allow two Pertamina-owned tankers, currently detained in the Arabian Gulf, to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The strait is a critical global route for one-fifth of the world's crude oil and LNG supplies, and the tankers\u2014one carrying domestic light crude oil and the other third-party cargo\u2014highlight Indonesia's vulnerability to regional tensions. While Iran has recently permitted ships from Thailand and Malaysia to transit safely, Indonesia's efforts underscore the diplomatic challenges in securing safe passage amid escalating conflicts.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources\n(ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has revealed that Indonesia is still\nnegotiating with Iran to allow two Pertamina-owned tankers to pass\nthrough the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, two ships owned by PT Pertamina International Shipping\n(PIS) remain detained in the Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still in continuous communication. It is indeed not easy for\nus to figure out how to get our ships out of the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d\nBahlil said at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy in Jakarta on\nFriday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Only ships from certain countries have recently been permitted to\npass through.<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz itself is a vital route that supplies around\none-fifth of the world\u2019s crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil emphasised that the Indonesian government is continuing to\nbuild intensive coordination with Iran to extract the two Indonesian\nships from the conflict zone.<\/p>\n<p>The two Indonesian tankers still in the Arabian Gulf are the VLCC\nPertamina Pride and the Gamsunoro.<\/p>\n<p>The Gamsunoro is serving cargo for a third-party consumer, while the\nVLCC Pertamina Pride is transporting a supply of light crude oil to meet\ndomestic energy needs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iran has recently allowed ships from neighbouring\ncountries, such as Thailand and Malaysia, to pass through the Strait of\nHormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The safe passage of these Thai tankers occurred two weeks after a\nThai-flagged carrier, Mayuree Naree, was attacked by projectiles in the\nstrait.<\/p>\n<p>According to Thailand\u2019s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, he\nheld talks with Iran\u2019s Ambassador to Thailand, Nasereddin Heydari, and\nrequested assistance for his country\u2019s ships to pass through the strait\nsafely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey responded that they would handle it and asked us to provide a\nlist of the ships that will transit,\u201d Sihasak said, as quoted by the\nBangkok Post.<\/p>\n<p>The Malaysian government is currently processing the release of its\noil tanker and crew so they can continue their journey home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now in the process of freeing the Malaysian oil tanker and\nthe workers involved so they can continue their journey home,\u201d said\nAnwar, quoted from Reuters, on Friday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/strait-of-hormuz-blockaded-indonesia-negotiates-for-pertamina-ships-to-pass-through-1774612285",
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