2023-10-29 01:42:23
He lack of fuel that occurs in a large part of the country also has its counterpart in Neuquen y Black riverprovinces known for their hydrocarbon production and in the case of the first, for the development of Dead cow.
The difficulties, at the regional level, They started mid-week with the cut that Social Development workers made on Route 22 and blocked access to the YPF refinery has in the city of Plaza Huincul.
Since then, along with the national panorama, the shortages in both gasoline and diesel were accentuated at service stationswhich created extensive lines of vehicles waiting for their turn to load.
Towards the weekend, the situation remained and even worsened in some locations in the region. This was confirmed by the head of the Chamber of Distributors of Río Negro and Neuquén, Marcelo Pirriwho in dialogue with Diario RÍO NEGRO assured that in General Roca, for example, «all YPF stations do not have fuel«.
The sector leader explained that, after the blockade that interrupted its operations, the refinery located in the oil region had to stop its activity due to the intense wind storm that at this time is hitting much of northern Patagonia. «With gusts like this, dispatches stop and are only resumed if it calms down a bit«he explained.
This factor, added to the cut and decrease in supply throughout the country, affected the availability of fuel in local vending machines. “Since Thursday we have not received anything,” explained Pirri, who in turn indicated that “some station may have some Infinia diesel,” coming from Mar del Plata.
According to the head of the Chamber, until Friday morning the state of the stations “was close to a stock breakdown, but now it is a total breakdown.” because we haven’t had more reruns“, accurate.
Pirri also linked the shortages with the paralysis of two refineries central for distribution in the country. One is found in At payment and it belongs to YPF, the other one in Bahía Blanca and it would be the one closest to operating again. This was also mentioned by the Government and the oil companies, which announced that the supply will normalize “in the coming days.”
In that context, he mentioned that some shippers, such as Axion and Puma, limited theDeliveries at $5000 pesos per caralthough “at some point they will also run out of fuel,” considered the sector leader.
“It is a situation that I have never experienced in more than 40 years as a station operator, with so many stations out of stock for so long,” he revealed in communication with this medium.
Shortages and increased demand
The head of the entity also explained that the increase in demand, driven by shortages, The outlook for the stations gets even worse. For this reason, he requested that “People don’t rush to load» if it is not something of utmost necessity.
«Many drivers want to charge as soon as possible because, for example, He doesn’t know if he’ll be able to do it again on Tuesday or Wednesday.«, analyzed Pirri.
Going forward, he considered that the difficulties will continue until, at least, next weekend. At that time, he maintained that The effects of the first ships would begin to be feltout of a total of 10, that the Government and the oil companies agreed to import.
For now, the lack of fuel It has already affected some means of transport of the area. This is the case of the bus service that goes from Cinco Saltos to Lago Pellegrini and that will not operate this Sunday.
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