Fuel Queues in Medan and Binjai Ease, BPH Migas Reports
JAKARTA – The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) said queues of vehicles filling up with fuel at petrol stations (SPBU) in Medan and Binjai, North Sumatra, have now cleared. BPH Migas Head Wahyudi Anas said efforts to restore fuel distribution in Medan and Binjai have shown positive results.
According to him, BPH Migas together with PT Pertamina Patra Niaga continues to strengthen fuel supply so that service to the public can return to normal.
Over the past two days, BPH Migas together with Pertamina directly monitored a number of petrol stations in Medan and Binjai. Vehicle queues began to decrease and service conditions at the stations steadily improved. Wahyudi said the government is ensuring fuel distribution runs smoothly in areas that have drawn public attention.
“From our monitoring at the points considered vulnerable to fuel distribution disruptions, thank God, the queues have cleared and conditions have returned to normal,” Wahyudi said during an inspection at the Medan Deli petrol station in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday (18/7/2026).
To keep distribution running smoothly, fuel distribution has been reinforced with additional support fleets (spot charters) and increased fuel supply volumes to petrol stations.
These steps were taken so that stocks remain maintained and service to the public is not interrupted.
“The public should stay calm. Pertamina Patra Niaga has moved quickly to safeguard supply, and fuel supply has also been raised to 120-125 per cent,” he said.
Wahyudi said that throughout Friday (17/7/2026) and Saturday (18/7/2026), BPH Migas together with Pertamina carried out direct monitoring in a number of areas that had previously seen queues at petrol stations.
“We monitored petrol stations from morning until afternoon and evening. On Friday night we also went around. Physically and visually, conditions are indeed gradually returning to normal,” he explained.
In Binjai, for instance, the long queues that had formed are no longer visible. Even so, strengthening of distribution continues until supply is truly stable.
“This morning we also visited Binjai, which had become a talking point on social media. The queues that previously stretched more than one kilometre are now gone. This means fuel deliveries from Pertamina Patra Niaga are starting to strengthen and the public can be served under normal conditions,” he explained.