Luis Arce announces transfer of diesel in tankers from Paraguay

The President of the State, Luis Arce, announced this Saturday the transfer of diesel in tankers from Paraguayto attend fuel shortage in the country and that affected the domestic market.

During his stay in Santa Cruz to participate in the event for the 55th anniversary of the Trade Union Federation of Intercultural Communities of Agricultural Producers of Santa Cruz, the president stated that contacted with his counterpart from Paraguay, Santiago Peñato talk about this situation.

“We had to negotiate with YPFB to the head and We are now bringing from Paraguay by road, Sisters and brothers, it will not be, of course, the same amount that used to come in by boat or by waterway, but We are trying to solve“, the state dignitary reported.

In his speech, Arce said that They seek to discredit their management when they “are trying to repair the mistakes of the past,” and in that sense he said that one must take into account “nobility when one makes a mistake, having the clarity to inform with the truth and not lie again.”

He stressed that No actions were taken to replenish reserves since 2016, which today affected the income from the Direct Tax on Hydrocarbons (IDH), because although the ‘nationalization’ was going well, the management (of Evo Morales) did not take care to continue investing in exploration.

“We have a national diesel production that does not even reach 18%They want to blame us, to hold us responsible for what they did at the time, of being biased in looking at a candidacy and not looking at the real problems going forward, such as a bad hydrocarbon policy that was proposed at the time,” he said.

In the case of the Chilean port, They are ready to unload three ships: one with 260,000 barrels of diesel, another with 220,000 barrels of oil and a third with 160,000 barrels of gasoline. Tomorrow, Sunday, a fourth ship will be added with 260,000 barrels of diesel, according to the Operations Manager of YPFB, Ramón Navas. But these quantities will not be on national soil until August.