Argentina: Se agudiza la escasez de gasoil
Even though the cuts in routes and access to refining plants in the south of the province have been lifted, there is still no diesel. In the Federal Capital the problem affects a good percentage of passenger service, and within our province long-distance services, especially to the north, are limited.
Australia: West Australia Says Gas Blast Cut Supply to Pilbara by 45%
Western Australia said the gas plant explosion that cut almost a third of the state's supplies has reduced deliveries of the fuel to the mining industry in the Pilbara region by 45 percent.
The state's Goldfields region has 20 percent less gas than before the June 3 blast, Western Australia's Office of Energy in Perth said in a presentation posted on its Web site. Supplies to large companies in the South West have also dropped by a fifth.
China: Chongqing plans for nuclear power plant
As demand for energy rises, the government has been seeking ways to supplement the use of fossil fuels.
"Nuclear power is one of the effective means for China to solve the problem of energy shortage and meet the environmental challenge," Kang Rixin, president of China National Nuclear Corporation, said.
There are now 11 nuclear power reactors in commercial operation on the mainland, according to the World Nuclear Association.
India: Power situation remains bleak in West Bengal
The power situation in entire West Bengal worsened on Thursday as some more power plants could not generate.
"Power shortfall will be around 600 MW taking into account both West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company and CESC command area," a utility official spokesperson said
India: What we need is electricity -not oil
More than cheap oil, what we need today is electricity to run the tube wells on the farms; to light the homes, to run the factories; to run railways and if the need be to even run electric trolley buses of the kind that used to run in some of our cities during the last days of British era. The scenario on the electricity front all over India is grim to say the least. All our plans for future growth can come to a nought if this problem is not tackled.
Nepal: Fresh protests in Nepal capital over fuel price hike
Fresh protests over a recent hike in fuel prices forced thousands of students home and vehicles off the streets in the Nepali capital on Thursday, police said.
Three small communist parties have called for a transport strike in the Kathmandu valley to protest against a recent hike of about 25 percent in diesel and petrol prices.
Nigeria: Analysis: Nigeria attack cripples Chevron
Chevron Corp. has declared a force majeure on its oil exports following a particularly destructive attack on one of its installations in the Niger Delta.
Officials at the U.S. oil company said that though production was unaffected at offshore installations, Chevron could not meet its production quotas for customers because of shortfalls caused by the pipeline attack last week at the Escravos oil field in the delta.
Pakistan: Govt admits diesel shortage , wants two days to resolve matter
Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira while admitting that diesel shortage had been artificially created by stockists and fuel pump owners leading to severe inconvenience to the general public, asked for a two-day time period to address the issue.
The matter regarding diesel shortage was taken up in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday. PML-Q Forward Block Member Sheikh Allauddin, speaking on an adjournment motion, brought to the notice of the House that diesel was fast becoming a rare commodity in the market.
Pakistan: Some petrol pumps staying closed across Karachi
Almost 50 petrol pumps did not sell petrol or diesel to consumers on Sunday or Monday. As a result profiteers lurked round the corner, selling petrol at exorbitant rates in bottles and plastic containers. Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) Chairman Abdul Sami Khan told Daily Times that several pumps ran short on stock as well. “It is the oil companies that are creating this shortage by withholding oil stocks,” he claimed. “Since the government is not clearing outstanding bills to foreign oil companies, the supply is being hampered.”
South Africa: NO POWER, NO SMELTER
Rio Tinto Alcan and the Canadians planning to build a power-hungry $2.7-billion (U.S.) aluminum smelter in South Africa have put their plans on the cold back burner amid the country's severe electricity crisis