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Canada (Alberta): Petro-Canada gas shortage affecting up to 90 stations in BC, Alberta

A problem at Petro-Canada's refinery near Edmonton has led to gas shortages or pumps running dry at as many as 90 Petro-Canada and independent stations in B.C. and Alberta, CBC News has learned.

The Calgary-based company is still scrambling to fix a catalytic cracking unit necessary to refine fuel at the facility that broke earlier this month, said Petro-Canada spokeswoman Kelli Stevens.

China: China tells firms to cut coal exports from Sept

China has asked its coal exporters to reduce exports, as it is in the grip of its worst power crisis since 2004, largely caused by a coal shortage and high prices.

The government is eager to keep more supply back for local generators, many of which have been unable or unwilling to buy expensive coal.

China: Olympics add to China's power crisis

China's industrial heartland is facing crippling power shortages, with more than a dozen provinces already rationing electricity.

The country is suffering from its biggest power crisis since 2004, when a 40-gigawatt shortfall left three quarters of China in the dark.

India: Chennai IT industry hit by diesel shortage

The city's cup of woes on the power-supply front may overflow with another problem on hand. After petrol being in short supply, it is now the turn of diesel to disappear from fuel outlets.

And the most affected by this shortage is the IT sector, which needs barrels and barrels of the black gold.

India: City suffers three-hour power cut

Barely two days after the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) announced adequate availability of power to keep Pune free from load-shedding, Puneites were on Wednesday subjected to over three hours of power cut on the ground that electricity was not made available by Tata Power Trading Company Ltd (TPTCL).

India: Load - shedding back in Thane, Navi Mumbai

Over 20 lakh electricity consumers in Thane, Mulund, Bhandup, Navi Mumbai and Pune areas are again experiencing nearly six-hours of load-shedding.

“This will continue till we are assured of firm power to serve these areas,” a Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) official said.

India: Promised and forgotten - zero load shedding

Power cuts are back in the city, days after the authorities had announced that there would be zero load shedding.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) had announced that there would no more load shedding as long as Tata Power Company (TPC) was able to maintain supply. But the MSEDCL made it impossible for TPC by instructing the company not to buy power from the energy exchange, even though it is available as cheap as Rs 4.50 per unit.

Norway: StatoilHydro May Shut Kvitebjoern Field in Norwegian Sea Until Next Year

StatoilHydro ASA, Norway's largest oil and gas producer, may shut its Kvitebjoern natural-gas field in the North Sea until spring next year after a leak was discovered in a pipeline, sending U.K. gas prices to a record.

The pipeline to Kollsnes will shut down until repairs scheduled for spring 2009 are completed, spokeswoman Rannveig Stangeland said today from Stavanger, adding that the company may be able to get the work done earlier.

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.