Pertalite queues extend onto roads in Denpasar as Bali supply is restored

Denpasar — Bali residents faced long queues for Pertalite and, at some stations, Pertamax on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, with lines reported at filling stations in Denpasar and southern Badung.

Why it matters: Motorists in Denpasar and southern Badung faced queues and, at some stations, unavailable Pertalite while authorities coordinated a gradual supply recovery.

Detik Bali reported that queues at stations on Jalan Gatot Subroto Barat and Jalan Ahmad Yani Utara in Denpasar extended toward access roads and, in some places, onto parts of the main roadway.

Ida Bagus Setiawan, head of Bali’s Manpower and Energy and Mineral Resources Agency, said the disruption was linked to the transfer of supply from the Pesanggaran depot in Denpasar and the Manggis Transit Terminal in Karangasem. He said the provincial agency was coordinating with Pertamina Patra Niaga and the Bali fuel-station association while supplies were being restored gradually.

A separate Detik Bali report said some stations had run out of Pertalite, forcing motorists to choose other stations or switch to Pertamax where it remained available. Queues were also reported in the Kuta area.

The reports describe the October 7 disruption as a separate episode from an earlier Pertalite supply problem in late August. In that earlier episode, Pertamina said delays to vessel berthing at the Manggis integrated terminal and Sanggaran fuel terminal had limited supplies in Denpasar and Badung.

Pertamina said it increased Bali’s Pertalite distribution to 2,300 kilolitres on August 27 and 2,479 kilolitres on August 28. The latter total comprised 424 kilolitres from Sanggaran and 2,055 kilolitres from Manggis.

Sources

• Detik Bali
• Bali Post