PT Pertamina Patra Niaga said that until now, this state-owned oil and gas company has not received requests for fuel oil (BBM) from private public gas stations (SPBU), such as Shell and British Petroleum (BP), which are experiencing fuel shortages.
"There has been no request (from private gas stations) yet," said PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Corporate Secretary Roberth Marcelino Verieza Dumatubun when contacted by Antara, quoted Thursday, September 18.
This statement is related to the scarcity of fuel that has occurred in a number of private gas stations, such as Shell and BP, since mid-August 2025. To overcome this scarcity, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia suggested to the manager of private gas stations to buy fuel from Pertamina Patra Niaga.
In the midst of fuel shortages, the Shell gas station resold Shell Super fuel in early September.
The return of Shell Super was then widely discussed on social media, with the suspicion that Shell had purchased fuel from Pertamina.
"Not yet selling fuel (to private gas stations)," said Roberth.
Now, the Shell Super type of fuel is running low again. As of Sunday, September 7, there were 50 Shell gas stations in Jakarta that sold Shell Super, after experiencing a shortage of stock.
This number decreased to 16 gas stations in the Jakarta area as of Wednesday, September 17.
Previously, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia said that the government had provided an additional quota of fuel imports of 10 percent for private gas stations, and stated that if you wanted to get a quota, you could cooperate with Pertamina.
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According to Bahlil, this collaboration is important because the availability of fuel is a vital need for the community and needs to be controlled by the state.
Bahlil also revealed that he had chaired a meeting with Pertamina and assigned a special team to oversee the development of fuel distribution.
He ensured that the government would continue to monitor the situation in the field, including the potential impact on the workforce, so that the scarcity in a number of private gas stations could be immediately addressed through coordination and supply with Pertamina.
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