Denpasar, Bali, Oct. 15 -- Pertamina Patra Niaga deployed four tanker trucks from Banyuwangi to Bali to speed up fuel distribution at gas stations, as long queues persisted on the island on Thursday.

"Each has a capacity of 16 kiloliters," said Ahad Rahedi, Pertamina Patra Niaga's area manager for communications, relations and CSR for East Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, in Denpasar.

Fuel in Bali is supplied from the Manggis terminal in Karangasem and the Sanggaran terminal in Denpasar.

Data from Pertamina's Bali marketing region showed the Sanggaran terminal in Denpasar is supported by 25-30 fuel tanker trucks.

The Manggis terminal in Karangasem has 72 tanker trucks, which have been rushing deliveries to gas stations so far.

The compa...