Coverage dated October 14, 2026

‘This is really a waste of time’: Bali drivers queue for hours for fuel as Indonesia blames a tanker delay, bad weather and panic-buying

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On the tourism-dependent island, motorcycles and cars waited outside stations and spilled onto nearby roads as motorists scrambled for fuel.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Bloomberg

    Bali Motorists Line Up as Fuel Shortages Hit Parts of Indonesia (opens Bloomberg)

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    Indonesian motorists are facing fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations in Bali and elsewhere as a shipping delay, distribution bottlenecks and a shift toward subsidized products strain supplies, according to the country’s public-service watchdog.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Fuel crisis hits Indonesia's Bali, triggers long lines in gas stations for days (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Long lines have formed at gas stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali after fuel deliveries have been disrupted by a tanker delay, bad weather and strong demand for subsidized fuel

  3. Fortune

    ‘This is really a waste of time’: Bali drivers queue for hours for fuel as Indonesia blames a tanker delay, bad weather and panic-buying (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    On the tourism-dependent island, motorcycles and cars waited outside stations and spilled onto nearby roads as motorists scrambled for fuel.