August 18 2008
India: Mangalore: City Reels Under Shortage of Fuel
Owners of around 90 petrol pumps across the city have decided to shut their fueling stations fully or partially to express their dissatisfaction with the supply of petroleum products from oil companies, both state-owned and private. They demanded immediate action for resumption of regular supply at the earliest.
India: Govt explores ways to beat diesel crunch
The government has called the chiefs of state-run oil companies to discuss the problem of diesel shortage in the country.
“There have been reports of diesel shortages in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra, among other places. I have called a meeting of oil PSU chiefs on August 19 to seek an explanation,” petroleum minister Murli Deora said.
Kenya: Fuel crisis hits Mombasa
The fuel crisis in the coast region persisted for the fourth day Monday with the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited blaming the shortage on the delay of a crude oil cargo at the high seas.
New Zealand: Spring power crisis looms
The South Island is on the verge of a spring electricity shortage as southern hydro storage plummets and North Island power is critical to avoid rationing or power cuts.
South Islanders face an anxious wait until the arrival of the spring thaw and hoped-for seasonal north-westerly rains in about six weeks.
Palestine (Gaza): Gaza still suffers from fuel shortage
Gaza Strip is still suffering from fuel shortage, especially cooking gas, an official said on Monday.
Mahmoud al-Shawa, director of Gaza Gas Stations Owners Union, said the Israeli claim that cooking gas is not subject to reduction was untrue.
"Gaza Strip needs not less than 500 tons of cooking gas every day and Israel only allows 170 tons," al-Shawa said.
Peru: Peru may use army to end protests at energy sites
The protests started just as Peru's energy supplies entered a period of tightness.
In the last few weeks, Peru has experienced two blackouts as spiking demand, a shortage of rains and poor infrastructure have combined to crimp power supplies.
Saudi Arabia: Northern fuel shortages widen
A fuel crisis is the last crisis most would not expect in the world’s largest oil exporting country. The northwestern city of Ar’ar already facing a diesel shortage for the last month is now faced with a shortage of fuel.
Some nine owners of fuel stations filed complaints to the Ar’ar Chamber of Commerce and Industry against Saudi Aramco for not supplying enough fuel to meet their needs, Al-Hayat reported.
UAE: Dark days ahead?
The energy-rich Gulf faces a power shortage of unprecedented proportions, as rapid growth in consumption has left producers unable to keep up with demand.
When proposals for a large retail development in Ajman were scrapped earlier this summer, property consultant Ritu Chopra was left counting the heavy cost of cancellation.
