Ecuador: Tres días sin gas
The gas shortage is accentuated and distributors have no date for the resumption of the service, even some dispatchers kept their doors closed, with improvised signs: "There is no gas."
Consumers have expressed a constant malaise affecting them when they filled liquefied gas, in the province since the general shortage is a symptom that occurs frequently and that has no solution, despite the insistent demands.
Malaysia: Klang Valley fuel shortage may spread, say dealers
Petrol dealers are concerned that fuel shortage at various pumps could spill over to petrol stations outside the Klang Valley.
Petroleum Dealers’ Association of Malaysia president Abdul Wahid Bidin said the situation yesterday had not changed from the previous day and he was worried that more pumps would run dry as motorists filled up.
Nigeria: Minister blames epileptic power supply on shortage of gas
The Minister of Energy (Gas), Chief Emmanuel Odusina has attribute the current epileptic power supply being witnessed in various parts of the country to shortage of gas supply to power the various dams generating electricity across the country.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Ado Ekiti weekend, the minister pointed out that most of the power sectors worldwide depend on gas, noting that inadequate supply of gas may cripple the power supply of any nation.
Pakistan: People suffer as outages resume abruptly
LOAD shedding started abruptly in most parts of the province on Sunday although four days ago the PEPCO had acted as if it had surplus electricity.
Textile mills operating their own power plants supply surplus electricity to the tune of 250 to 300 MW to the PEPCO. The News was informed by some mills a few days ago that the PEPCO disconnected them from the system, saying it had surplus power available. Industry circles wonder as to why an abrupt and acute shortage of electricity has occurred when four days ago there was surplus production.
Turkmenistan: Turkmen Opposition Reports on Fuel Shortage Cases
There is a lack of petrol in Dasoguz Region [northern Turkmenistan, bordering Uzbekistan].
One can observe long rows of vehicles stretching for hundreds of metres at filling stations an apparent paradox for a country with rich oil resources.
Car owners and drivers, standing in queues for hours, sometimes engage in discussions. Some of them accuse authorities of making allegedly false reports on the annual production of up to eight million tonnes of crude oil while others believe that someone is creating an artificial shortage of fuel to discredit the authorities in the eyes of the population.
USA (Southeast): Severe fuel shortage grips parts of southeast
A severe fuel shortage has gripped parts of the southeastern United States, causing long lines at filling stations and symbolizing for some people their fears about the wider economy.
The shortage began two weeks ago in Atlanta, the region's largest city, when oil refineries on the Gulf Coast were shut down by hurricanes Gustav and Ike earlier this month. Parts of north Georgia, western North Carolina and parts of Tennessee were also affected.
USA (Southeast): Fuel shortages persist; panic helps perpetuate problems
With diesel fuel shortages persisting in the southeast, Flying J continues to have the most problems. Its Web site describes its fuel situation at almost all of its Georgia locations as “critical” and says its fuel supplies are “low” in Alabama, Texas, Virginia and the Carolinas.
Flying J is rationing diesel at many of its locations. Click here for Flying J’s list of locations and supply levels, as well as which stations are “allocating” diesel.
USA (Georgia): Erratic gas supplies fueling concerns, long lines
Gas shortages aren’t just affecting the everyday consumer, emergency services and school systems are also feeling the pinch — but in different ways.
The emergency 911 service was flooded during the weekend with calls from people looking for stations with gas, Sgt. Connie Baker said.
