BPH Migas Continues to Make Efforts to Restore Fuel Supply in North Sumatra Disaster Region

JAKARTA - The Oil and Gas Upstream Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) said that efforts to restore fuel supplies in disaster-affected areas in North Sumatra (Sumut) continued ahead of the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year celebrations.

Head of BPH Migas Wahyudi Anas in his statement quoted by Antara, in Jakarta, Saturday, December 20, said his party directly monitored the reliability of fuel supply in North Sumatra so that the public could celebrate Christmas peacefully.

According to him, North Sumatra is one of the priority areas because of the high activity of the community during the Christmas period.

The government is trying to ensure that energy needs, both fuel and gas, are available and well distributed to affected areas.

"Many of our brothers and sisters are celebrating Christmas here. BPH Migas hopes that the supply of fuel and gas in this region can be prioritized to be met," said Wahyudi, during a field visit in Medan, North Sumatra.

To ensure this, BPH Migas reviewed the Medan Group Fuel Terminal (FT), public fuel filling stations (SPBU), and bulk LPG filling and transportation stations (SPPBE) in Medan City.

As of December 17, 2025, out of a total of 406 fuel distribution facilities in North Sumatra, 366 units are operating normally.

The rest have not fully recovered due to access and distribution channel constraints that are still hampered.

The areas that were affected include Humbang Hasundutan, South Tapanuli, North Padang Lawas, Padangsidimpuan, Mandailing Natal, Padang Lawas, Sibolga, and Tarutung.

"Around 40 gas stations have not operated normally due to the condition of the distribution line which is still hampered, namely in Humbang Hasuduntan there are 3 gas stations, South Tapanuli there are 4 gas stations, North Padang Lawas there are 7 gas stations, Padang Sidempuan 7 gas stations, Mandailing Natal 11 gas stations, and Padang Lawas there are 8 gas stations," he said, explaining.

During the review of the Belawan Port area gas station, BPH Migas also verified the consumers of fuel.

The majority of users in the area are freight vehicles from the port and the surrounding community.

According to Wahyudi, the distribution conditions in the port area have returned to normal after the flood receded.

"After the flood, thank God everything went smoothly, there were no queues," he said.

BPH Migas also educates facility managers and operators to ensure that fuel transactions run according to regulations.

This supervision is important to maintain the accuracy of the target for the distribution of subsidized fuel.

"We appeal for preventive action on the purchase of fuel, especially solar oil and Pertalite, in accordance with the STNK (vehicle number certificate) with the number plate on the QR code," he said, stressing.

Meanwhile, Member of the BPH Migas Committee Bambang Hermanto said that the supervision of the distribution of fuel in the Belawan, Medan areas was a major concern.

"This Belawan gas station is one of the gas stations that distributes certain types of fuel. We are conducting a sampling test of one vehicle to ensure that the transaction process for certain types of fuel is carried out properly," he said.

On this occasion, BPH Migas also expressed its appreciation to PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for its efforts to maintain energy distribution in disaster-affected areas.

Inter-agency synergy plays an important role so that energy services continue to run.

"We see firsthand that Pertamina Patra Niaga friends continue to struggle to provide the best service for the people of Indonesia, especially in disaster-affected areas in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra," he said.

Also present in this field visit, Medan Sales Area Manager Pertamina Patra Niaga Tito Rivanto Marsono.