Sikka regency short of gasoline

Sikka regency short of gasoline

MAUMERA, East Nusa Tenggara: After East Java, Bali and
Jakarta, the Sikka regency is now short of gasoline.

The shortage of gasoline since Wednesday has forced drivers to
line up more than 10 hours to get vehicles fueled at two gasoline
pump stations in East and West Maumere.

Kornelis Dulla, a 45-year-old driver, said on Friday he had
been limited to only 10 liters of gasoline.

"How can I operate the truck if I get only 10 liters of
gasoline?" Martinus Mirtak, a truck driver complained, adding
that he had been waited from 11:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m.

"The lineup of vehicles reached about one kilometer in
length," he said.

An official at the Sikka Regency, Guido Areso, said that the
regency had only 10 tons of premium fuel or half than the usual
stock.

Quoting an official from the state oil and gas company
Pertamina, Guido said that a ship carrying gasoline was on its
way to Sikka.(yac/sur)