Pertamina deploys support tanker trucks from Banyuwangi to Bali

Pertamina Patra Niaga has deployed four fuel tankers from Banyuwangi to Bali to help speed up fuel distribution to a number of petrol stations. Each truck has a capacity of 16 kilolitres.

Ahad Rahedi, Area Manager for Communications, Relations and CSR at Pertamina Patra Niaga’s East Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara regional office, said this in Denpasar, Bali, on Thursday.

Fuel for Pertamina’s operations in Bali is supplied from the Manggis Fuel Terminal in Karangasem Regency and the Sanggaran Fuel Terminal in Denpasar.

According to data from Pertamina’s Bali marketing region, the Sanggaran terminal is supported by 25 to 30 fuel tankers. The Manggis terminal in Karangasem is supported by 72 tankers, whose deliveries to petrol stations are currently being stepped up.

The company has also prepared reserve tanker drivers and additional reserve petrol-station operators to prevent staff fatigue, and is coordinating with the IX/Udayana Regional Military Command to support operational needs.

It is also using its motorcycle fuel delivery service, in which staff carry petrol by motorbike to supply motorcyclists, subject to operational rules, as an alternative service.

Pertamina has again sent fuel supplies through the Manggis terminal in Karangasem Regency and the jetty at the Sanggaran terminal in Denpasar.

The total supply comprises 44.9 million litres of Pertalite and 13 million litres of Pertamax, dispatched in stages between 14 and 17 October 2026, Rahedi said.

As of 10am local time on Thursday, long queues were still reported at several petrol stations in Bali, including the Gatot Subroto station in East Denpasar near Teras Ayung, Ngurah Rai Airport station in Badung, a station near the Sakah Statue in Sukawati, Gianyar, and Padang Kerta station in Karangasem.

Meanwhile, the Bali provincial government issued a governor’s circular on Wednesday, 14 October, setting out a work-from-home arrangement for government agencies, including the education sector, state-owned enterprises and regionally owned enterprises. It took effect on Thursday and runs until Saturday, 17 October.

The work-from-home measure is intended to reduce travel and support efforts to secure and distribute fuel.

Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said in Jakarta on Wednesday, 14 October, that the long fuel queues in Bali were caused by distribution problems.