October 26, 2022, 13:29 PM
October 26, 2022, 13:29 PM
Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) said that both the CAO and Anapo saw that the best solution for fuel supply would be to lift the blockades throughout the department. However, both agricultural institutions denied that the issue was discussed, but instead promised to manage the passage of tank trucks through the places where the roads are closed.
Armin Dorgathen, president of YPFB, urged to resolve the conflicts for the normal supply of fuels, “A request that was supported by the Agricultural Chamber of the East (CAO) and the Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo),” according to an official statement sent to EL DEBER.
“A dialogue was held where fuel is guaranteed for agricultural producers. YPFB ensures the product and both institutions see that the best solution would be to lift the blockades throughout the department, so that the supply can be normal”, Dorgathen indicated.
The YPFB authority met this Tuesday with representatives of the CAO and Anapo, a scenario in which the energy supply to the productive sector of Santa Cruz was guaranteed. from himThe state oil company indicated that they are coordinating actions aimed at strengthening agricultural production in the department of Santa Cruz, with a view to guaranteeing the energy supply for the summer campaign.
Dorgathen affirmed that “YPFB’s operations are normal. Today (yesterday) for example, tanker trucks were dispatched to the part of the provinces destined for the productive sector. During this day an agreement was reached that allowed lifting a blockade on the entrance of our refinery”, he explained.
The official communication indicates that YPFB, the CAO and Anapo “ask the mobilized sectors to lift the blockade points in order to guarantee the normal supply of fuel”. However, the representatives of both entities explained to EL DEBER that they only talked about the provision of fuel and the way in which they can help not to stop the field work.
CAO: “There was only talk of supply”
Freddy García, vice president of the CAO, said that at Anapo’s request, they arranged for a meeting with the president of YPFB due to the supply problems in several regions due to the lack of diesel, because land is mobilized for planting.
“It was done meeting (yesterday) at 16:00, we present the situation and The president of YPFB said that he had fixed the problem at the Palmasola refinery and they were dispatching more than 40 tankers. We thanked him and asked us to collaborate by notifying the blockade points so that they let the tankers pass. So, we said that we would talk to the people who are in the blockades so that Palmasola and the distribution centers can be reached, both with gasoline and diesel. The meeting didn’t last even 10 minutes.
Regarding the YPFB statement, in the sense that the blockade be lifted, he maintained that the subject was not touched upon. “There was even talk of the fence and our topic was supply. We do not enter into the issue of resolving the conflict, because it is not our responsibilityGarcia revealed.
Along the same lines, the manager of Anapo, Jaime Hernández, specified that indeed yesterday they met with the President of YPFB, concerned about the diesel supply cut province suppliers and direct customers of the productive sector.
“At the meeting – the president of YPFB assured us – that he had solved the blockade problem he had in the plant by those who are against the strike and he assured us resume fuel supply to provincial suppliers and direct clients who are producers,” said the executive.
Hernández affirmed that in the meeting as a productive sector they indicated that they would all the procedures with the different blocking points so that they let the cisterns pass to productive areas. “In the same way, we made ourselves available to YPFB to support the entry of fuel tankers from the border, because both parties agree that Every effort should be made to continue food production that guarantee the food sovereignty of the country,” said the manager of Anapo.
