escasez de gasoil

Argentina: ¿Vacaciones sin combustibles?

In light of the suffering faced throughout the year and under a possible increase in consumption, liquid fuel dispensers are afraid of a return to super gasoline and diesel fuel shortages during the next few days. If so, there would be a serious headache not only for those who are planning to travel on Christmas or New Year, but also for those who will leave in the first half of January.

Indonesia: Kerosene a luxury item in C.Java after conversion to LPG

Due to a shortage of kerosene, mainly used for cooking, Tofik told The Jakarta Post that every day he turned away dozens of people, predominantly housewives, searching for the scarce commodity. His store has become the local site for these women to vent their frustrations about the situation, Tofik said, and he was becoming concerned about the impact the shortage was having on people's lives.

Kenya: Fuel shortage deepens

A deepening of petroleum shortage is expected next week when demand peaks with Christmas festivities, but supply remains static with the stalling of Kenya Pipeline Company’s (KPC) capacity expansion project, industry players have warned.

Petroleum marketers said hopes that supply would improve with the commissioning of KPC’s expanded pipeline late last month have waned upon realisation that work on the project is yet to be completed.

Netherlands Antilles: Parliamentarians sound off about GEBE, fuel shortage

Fuel supplier SOL, utilities company GEBE and government need to be held accountable for the prolonged power outages endured by St. Maarten residents since Friday due to fuel shortage, say Parliamentarians Erno Labega and Frans Richardson.

Expressing disbelief that GEBE had no contingency plan in place to deal with a fuel crisis like this one, Labega (Democratic Party) said that as soon as possible interruptions to the fuel supply had been ascertained, arrangements should have been made by GEBE to ensure a continuous supply of electricity to the island.

Nepal: Govt to look for ways to end load - shedding

The government has decided to go for alternative means to minimize the load-shedding as the crippling hours of outage continue to hit industrial production and makes things difficult for households.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday decided to take immediate and long-term steps to end load-shedding.

Pakistan: Unannounced power load - shedding continues in Karachi

Electricity load-shedding of one to one and a half hour is being carried out in the city due to 200 to 250 MW power shortage being faced by Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).

United Kingdom: Are we powerless to avoid blackouts as 'energy crunch' looms this ...

Following hot of the heels of the credit crunch, experts are warning Britain is facing an energy crunch. If proved right the recent rise in gas and electricity prices will seem a mere head cold compared to the double pneumonia of a country plagued by blackouts.

"I'm old enough to remember the three-day week of the 1970s and my children doing their homework by candlelight," says energy expert Professor Ian Fells, who has spent the last eight years trying to convince the Government of the realities of an energy crisis. "Everyone said that situation could never happen again, but it could and it will if nothing is done.

Venezuela: Táchira sufre gran escasez de gasolina

The state of Tachira is again suffering the ravages of the shortage of gasoline, after spending nearly three months without this problem, so the inhabitants of the region have appealed to the bike in order to move from their homes to their jobs.

Bangladesh: Power, Water Crises Add to Dhaka Dwellers Woes

Sufferings of the city dwellers, caused by frequent power outages and acute crisis of water, compounded in Ramadan with the authorities failing to keep their pledges in these regard.

People in almost all the areas in the capital experience at least four hours of load shedding in every weekday, from half an hour to one hour at a stretch, amid sweltering heat while it becomes a double-blow for those facing acute scarcity of water in many areas.

Pakistan: Spate of power load-shedding continues unabated

The spate of power load-shedding continued unabated for another day on Friday as the new private management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is still struggling to meet the electricity demand of the city.

To meet the electricity demand of a little more than 2,200 Megawatts (MWs) in the last 24 hours, the KESC resorted to load-shedding of around 268 MWs to overcome the shortfall of electricity.

USA (Gulf Coast): Producers Say 89% of U.S. Gulf Oil Output, 75% of Gas Idled After Storms

U.S. energy producers have resumed output for about 11 percent of oil and 25 percent of natural-gas production in the Gulf of Mexico after storms in the region.

Energy companies reported that 6 rigs and 262 production platforms remain evacuated from the storms earlier this month, the Minerals Management Service said today in a statement on its Web site. About 1.16 million barrels of daily oil production remain shut-in, along with 5.57 billion cubic feet of gas.

USA (Tennessee): Gas Shortage Worsens In Mid-State

Across middle Tennessee, many places that sell gas have run out after Hurricane Ike damaged the supply line that comes out of Texas last Friday. Also, because of gas shortages, more people are fueling up than usual, which is worsening the problem.

Venezuela: Largas colas por escasez de gasoil

Drivers of public transport in the municipalities San Cristobal, Cardenas, Cordova, and Torben Lobatera, Tachira state, have been affected by the shortage of diesel for their units.

At service stations where they can take the vehicles are recorded long queues of collectives, while drivers patiently waiting to buy fuel for the day.

Germán Duarte, president of the union carriers of the entity, noted that there would be no reasons for failures in supply. "I have had reports that the inconvenience that arises is that the Government increased fuel price to export to Colombia and, supposedly, the smugglers returned to spend the diesel across the border."