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Montevideo, April 19th 2026 - 05:52 UTC

Tag: fuel

  • Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:37 UTC

    Bolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports

    YPFB tanker trucks with a capacity of up to 33,000 liters allegedly were illegally offloading between 700 and 1,000 liters at the Chilean ports of Arica and Iquique

    Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday denounced the existence of an international ring dedicated to stealing and adulterating gasoline and diesel imported into the country, with operations detected in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay. According to the president, the scheme originated under the previous management of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned fuel supply company.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Bolivia's fuel shortage crisis deepens

    Bolivia has trouble importing fuel, which in turn brings losses to the agricultural industry in times of harvest

    The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz is experiencing a crisis caused by a severe diesel shortage, which has led to blockades and threats of strikes. Farmers in Concepción and Yapacaní have blocked key highways connecting Santa Cruz with other regions, protesting the lack of fuel that threatens their summer harvest of crops like soybeans, corn, and rice. These blockades have disrupted trade routes and prompted warnings of further protests in other towns like San Carlos and Portachuelo.

  • Wednesday, November 20th 2024 - 09:34 UTC

    Fuel supply getting back to normal in Bolivia

    “The lines we had for gasoline have progressively diminished,” Hurtado said

    Bolivia's State-run oil company YPFB announced Tuesday that it had restored fuel shipments to the levels before the 24-day road blockade by former President Evo Morales followers, which disrupted supply and caused a nationwide crisis. YPFB explained that 7 million liters of gasoline and the same amount of diesel were distributed, thus ending the long queues at petrol stations that had become a common sight in recent weeks.

  • Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 01:33 UTC

    Brazil sets gradual caps on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels

    Liquid fuel distributors have a mandatory target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved the resolution of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) defining the annual mandatory targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the commercialization of fuels over the next ten years, under the National Policy for Biofuels (Renovabio), Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday after the measure was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Gazette).

  • Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:08 UTC

    Falklands: Household power and fuel assistance a non taxable allowance

    The Household Power and Fuel Allowance has been implemented to help insulate households on low and middle incomes against rising fuel and electricity prices

    At a special Falkland Islands Executive Council meeting held on 1 December, it was confirmed that the Household Power and Fuel Allowance will be treated as a non-taxable allowance.

  • Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:06 UTC

    Argentina: 19 provinces hit by shortage of diesel fuel

    Lack of fuel hinders the distribution of LPG cylinders in the northeast

    The shortage of diesel fuel, which at first affected only 8 provinces, has spread to the extent that Patagonia is the only region not yet going through a crisis, it was reported.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

    Bolivia to import diesel to relief drivers in the west

    Dorgathen said the situation was normal in the country's east

    Bolivia's state-run oil company YPFB will import 2.5 million liters of diesel fuel from Chile to reverse the current shortage, it was announced.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

    Argentine northern provinces decry fuel shortage

    Cabinet Chief Manzur vowed to solve the issue as soon as possible

    The Governor of the Argentine province of Misiones, Oscar Herrera Ahuad, Friday warned that the shortage of diesel fuel was particularly detrimental to the yerba mate sector, which is halfway through its harvest season

  • Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

    Bolsonaro favors reviewing Petrobras' formula to adjust price of fuel

    Petrobras “follows market prices,” said Retired General Silva e Luna

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday said he intended to have Petrobras' international parity system reviewed, although he fell short of disclosing how he planned to go about it.

  • Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

    British Army to launch “Operation Escalin” to avert petrol shortages

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged consumers to “go about their business in the normal way,” filling up only when necessary.

    The British Government finally decided to launch “Operation Escalin,” a deployment of Army staff to “start delivering fuel to pumps” in a move to avert shortages of petrol.

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