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Indonesia aims to clear fuel queues in East Java within two days
Fuel queues have been reported in Malang, Jember and Blitar, in Indonesia's East Java province.
The country's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is working with state energy company Pertamina to address them.
The ministry aims to resolve the queues within one to two days.
The ministry's oil and gas director general, Laode Sulaeman, also met East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak.
They discussed strengthening fuel supplies across the province.
Officials want to avoid a repeat of long queues seen in Bali, and say East Java's large population makes supply planning important.
Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry aims to resolve fuel queues in East Java within one to two days.
Queues have been reported in Malang, Jember and Blitar.
The ministry and Pertamina are working to address the problem.
Officials discussed strengthening fuel supplies with East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak.
The ministry said stronger supplies are intended to prevent queues like those seen in Bali from occurring elsewhere in Java.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Pertamina are working to resolve the queues.
- What
- The ministry aims to clear vehicle queues at fuel stations in East Java.
- When
- The target is within one to two days, as stated on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Malang, Jember and Blitar in East Java.
- Why
- Officials are strengthening fuel supplies and want to prevent queues like those in Bali from occurring elsewhere in Java.
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Laode Sulaeman said queues had been reported in Malang, Jember and Blitar and that the ministry and Pertamina were working to resolve them.
Laode met East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak to discuss strengthening fuel supplies.
The ministry set a target to resolve the queues.
- Target
- Resolve queues within 1–2 days
- Affected areas
- Malang, Jember and Blitar
- Lead official
- Laode Sulaeman, Director General of Oil and Gas
- Supply discussions
- East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak
- Meeting location
- Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry office, Jakarta
What people are saying
In principle, the problem that has occurred must be resolved within these 1-2 days.
What has happened in Bali must not happen again in other places.