Jakarta, Oct. 24 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said Friday that all private gas station operators have agreed to enter negotiations with state-owned oil company Pertamina over fuel purchases, marking progress in efforts to ease recent supply disruptions.

"All are now in negotiations. Previously, some were reluctant; now all parties are negotiating," said Laode Sulaeman, the ministry's Director General of Oil and Gas.

Earlier, only three companies - PT Vivo Energy Indonesia (Vivo) and PT Aneka Petroindo Raya (APR)-AKR Corporindo Tbk, which manages BP stations - had begun talks with Pertamina.

As of the second week of October, ExxonMobil and Shell had not yet joined discussions, with Shell seeking approval from ...