Safe Fuel Supply, Pertamina Claims Gas Station Queues In Jember Begin To Be Decomposed

JAKARTA - Pertamina Patra Niaga reported that the queue for purchasing fuel at gas stations on Wednesday, July 30 was seen not as busy as the previous days in the first week of closing the Gumitir Line road which began on July 24, 2025.

Area Manager Communication, Relations & CSR Pertamina Patra Niaga Jatimbalinus, Sunday Rahedi said that the car queue was approximately 15 meters, motorcycle queues were approximately 25 meters and people queued in an orderly and orderly manner.

"We have carried out all the scenarios in the massive field, thank God, it looks like the queues are gradually unraveling and gas stations are operating optimally. This is a tangible result of the alternative supply transfer that we have maximized in order to flood the fuel needs in Jember and its surroundings," explained Sunday. dal statement to the media, Thursday, July 31.

He added, the impact of closing the Gumitir Line, has an impact on changing the route of large-loaded vehicles including Pertamina's tank car. The track from Banyuwangi Gumitir Jember to Banyuwangi Situbondo Bondowoso Jember. As a result, the mobility of tank cars, which usually only takes 4 hours for Round Time Hours (RTH), has changed drastically to 11 hours.

This condition then affected the public's 'panic buying' with the issue of fuel scarcity.

In fact, the energy stock is still sufficient but is constrained by access to the distribution of tank cars on the streets.

In the first few days after the closure of the Gumitir Line, the impact of panic buying the community caused queues to buy fuel that snaked at gas stations with a queue length of up to 2 kilometers.

"All mitigation efforts to provide the best service have been carried out by Pertamina through its subsidiary, Pertamina Patra Niaga," he continued.

The supply transfer was carried out as a mitigation of flooding distribution in Jember and its surroundings, namely from Surabaya and Malang, including from cross-regions, ranging from Semarang, Boyolali, Rewu to Maos, where normal distribution comes from the BBM Terminal in Banyuwangi.

Regarding the panic buying condition itself, in fact, it is also a concern for other people.

Rizki (21), one of the consumers of the Jember community, expressed his complaint regarding the community who carried out this 'panic buying' action.

"The condition of the queue that is severe here has been clearly seen, due to 2 main factors. The first is the closure of the Gumitir Line itself and the second factor is the panic buying community. Then other than that, a solution is needed for those who take the opportunity in this situation," he said.

Selanjutnya Ahad menyampaikan kepada masyarakat Jember diharapkan dapat membeli BBM sesuai kebutuhan.

"Saat ini proses normalisasi distribusi BBM sudah berjalan untuk area Jember dan sekitarnya, kami imbau agar masyarakat dapat membeli BBM sesuai kebutuhan. Jangan 'panic buying' karena kami pastikan stok aman dan tercukupi untuk proses distribusi," tandas Ahad.

Furthermore, Sunday conveyed to the people of Jember that it is hoped that they can buy fuel as needed.

"Currently, the normalization process for the distribution of fuel has been running for the Jember area and its surroundings, we urge the public to buy fuel as needed. Don't 'panic buying' because we make sure the stock is safe and sufficient for the distribution process," said Sunday.