June 6 2008
Argentina: Alertan por la falta de combustibles en estaciones bonaerenses
Lack of fuel has once again become a concern for consumers.The president of the Employers Federation of Fuel in the province of Buenos Aires (Fedecoba), Luis Malchiodi, warned that within the territory of Buenos Aires "coming naphtha or diesel are nor being supplied."
"We are on the path to a total shortage," said Malchiodi, who felt that "this could occur over the weekend."
Argentina: Continúa la escasez de combustibles
Finding fuel became an exhausting task for the thousands of drivers circulating daily in the streets and roads of the country. And if they encounter fuel, they can not always fill up, but instead are limited to quotas imposed by each service station.
Australia: WA gas supply cut 30pc by blast
WESTERN Australia is facing several months of severe gas shortages after Tuesday's massive pipeline explosion at Apache Energy's Varanus Island plant in the northwest of the state.
The fire wiped out more than 30 per cent of the state's supplies and Premier Alan Carpenter has called a crisis meeting of ministers, industry representatives and experts tomorrow to discuss solutions to the gas shortage, which is affecting the state's booming resources-driven economy.
Bhutan: Fuel price hike will fuel inflation
With a litre of petrol costing Nu 47.28 and diesel Nu 34.59 a litre in the capital, Bhutanese are paying the highest price for fuel in recent years and should brace for similar hikes in practically everything from food to house rents.
Until Thursday, the price of petrol was Nu 42.83 a litre and diesel Nu 31.79 litre in Thimphu.
Last yesterday evening, trade officials confirmed that the price for liquid petroleum gas (LPG) has increased by Nu 44.22 a cylinder. With the increase, a LPG cylinder would now cost about Nu. 402. An official said that it could increase by a few Ngultrums from Monday. LPG is subsidized by Rs 400 a cylinder by the government of India. The price of Kerosene was not affected as of yesterday.
Chile: Escasez de combustible deja a varias regiones en situación crítica
Despite emergency operations undertaken by the authorities last night to supply fuel to the cities, logging trucks by secondary roads, the truckers strike has left several regions of the country in a critical situation because the stock of oil and benzine and was exhausted.
Chile: Desabastecimiento de combustible en Coyhaique tras paro de camioneros
At 14.00 hours yesterday, the service station on Avenida Copec Ogana Coyhaique sold in the last drops of fuel after the massive demand recorded in the last 12 hours after the mobilization initiated by truckers at the national level in protest against successive hikes the price of oil.
India: Uranium scarcity ails nuclear plants
Acute shortage of uranium is badly hitting power generation in the six nuclear plants in the country as the generation is not even half of the current total installed capacity of 3,770 MW. Though the Government is working on new initiatives, the demand for uranium, which is going to shoot up in the coming years to meet the nuclear power generation goal of 20,000 MW by 2020, could be met only from “external sources,” said Union Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh.
India: India Grapples With Huge Power Shortfalls
India is coping with huge energy shortfalls as a growing economy raises demand for power. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government has pledged to cover the gap in five years.
Temperatures frequently soar above 40 degrees Celsius across the vast plains of India as the summer heat peaks. But for most people, like 54-year-old Renuka Taimni in New Delhi, the sweltering heat is worsened by the frequent power outages.
"There is no fuel crisis," assured the president of oil-importing. "We continued to supply the market, but in very small quantities. Anyway, all gas stations have their stocks for a week."
Yes, but not if consumers, worried about a looming shortage, come to refuel, as it was the case yesterday in some regions. "Some stations were left dry," confirms their representative, Sami Brax. "But overall, they have sufficient reserves for a few days."
Malaysia: Chaos in Sarawak
River and land transportation in many parts of rural Sarawak came to a halt when petrol and diesel supply ran out following massive panic buying hours before the new price took effect.Fuel shortages were reported in rural villages and interior towns in central and northern Sarawak as the supply situation became more chaotic following the price increase.
New Zealand: Think small to conserve power, claims lobby group
A possible looming winter power shortage should encourage New Zealand to accelerate the adoption of small scale renewable electricity options, Sustainable Electricity Association New Zealand said today.
New Zealand: What to expect in electricity crisis campaign
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says with a likely electricity crisis campaign due to be announced next week, consumers can probably expect incentives for savings and televised advice on how to get through.
Nigeria: French oil giant reconsiders operation in Nigeria
French oil giant Total is reconsidering its operation in Nigeria following the continuous attacks on facilities and kidnapping of workers of oil companies in the country by militants in the Niger Delta region, according to the Lagos based The Nation newspaper on Friday.
Christophe de Margerie, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Total Group, told a French parliamentary committee on Thursday that the company was assessing its presence in Nigeria because of unrest in the Niger Delta region.
Pakistan: Traders demand additional 200MW for Karachi
Sindh government will approach the federal authorities to seek additional 200MW electricity supply for Karachi to overcome the power shortage in the metropolis.
Also, the government would be asked to consider the proposal of traders of Karachi to extend the closure of shops by one hour from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm to facilitate the small traders of the city.
Pakistan: ‘Petroleum dealers facing shortage of petrol, diesel ’
Petroleum dealers are facing an acute shortage of petrol and diesel due to non-supply from oil marketing companies (OMCs), said the chairman of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), Abdus Sami Khan, while speaking at a press conference along with some other members here on Thursday.
Pakistan: Consumers facing 10-hour power outages in NWFP , Fata
Over 3.35 million power consumers in the NWFP and adjoining tribal areas have been facing about 10 hours power breakdowns as the power supply companies operating in the settled districts and tribal belt are facing about 900 megawatts shortfall, sources said here Thursday.
Paraguay: Responsabilizan a emblemas privados de la escasez de gasoil
Private distributors have their share of responsibility for the shortage of diesel oil in Paraguay, said the operations manager of Petropar, Julio Cesar Oru. The official said that the state entity never reduced the supply of fuel.
Philippines: Golez: ‘Arroyo should admit existence of food, power crises ’
A key opposition lawmaker is considering a proposal to grant President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo emergency powers on one condition -- that she publicly admit that the country is in the grip of food and energy crises.
"Personally, I am prepared to consider [the] proposal for emergency powers to solve [the] food and fuel crises, subject to Malacañang’s declaration that there is indeed a food crisis and energy crisis," Deputy Minority Leader Roilo Golez said in a text message.
