fuel

Honduras to implement 50-percent subsidy on diesel prices

Published on: March 16, 2022
00:45

Tegucigalpa, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The 50-percent subsidy on diesel prices began in Honduras on Tuesday, following the request from President Xiomara Castro, from the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) party.

China’s oil giant investigated for illegal businesses

Published on: January 20, 2022
10:47

Beijing, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) PetroChina Co., one of the main crude oil producers in the country, on Thursday confirmed that it is under investigation by the Government, after discovering an illegal fuel trade by one of its subsidiaries.

Haitian government warned against fuel price increase

Published on: December 6, 2021
14:14

Port-au-Prince, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) The Nou pap Konplis organization (We will not be accomplices) today warned the government against any increase in fuel prices in Haiti and warned that the measure could lead to intense social unrest.

Haitian gas stations collapse after gangs truce

Published on: November 19, 2021
13:06

Port-au-Prince, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Haitian gas stations on Friday continue to collapse, a week after a truce by the armed gangs to allow the distribution of fuel.

Government of Haiti prohibits sale of fuel in tanks

Published on: November 17, 2021
08:29

Port-au-Prince, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Ministry of Commerce prohibited the sale of fuel in tanks, effective as of today, and those who do not comply may be punished by law.

Fuel crisis affects ambulance service in Haiti

Published on: October 26, 2021
16:18

Port-au-Prince, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The director of the National Ambulance Center of Haiti, Didier Herald Louis, warned today that only two of the 92 vehicles operating in Port-au-Prince are working due to the serious fuel shortage.

Armed gangs block access to oil terminals in Haiti

Published on: October 26, 2021
10:46

Port-au-Prince, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The Varreaux terminal, which processes 70 percent of Haiti's fuel, continues to be blocked by armed groups, a practice that has become common in recent weeks in the midst of an intense fuel crisis.

Protests in Lebanon ahead of fuel price hike

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:51

Beirut, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Demonstrations across Lebanon protested against another rise in fuel prices, derived from a gradual subsidy lifting by the Central Bank (Banque du Liban).

Post-Brexit United Kingdom also runs out of butchers

Published on: October 1, 2021
13:17

London, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) The shortage of butchers on Friday added more concerns for British citizens, who have been suffering from shortages of fuel at gas stations due to a deficit of tanker truck drivers for two weeks.

Haitian trade unions to go on strike against insecurity

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:41

Port-au-Prince, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The transportation and subcontracting trade unions said on Thursday that they will go on strike against kidnappings, the fuel crisis and what they consider the bad handling of the deportation of migrants from the United States.

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