Before entering the Cabinet meeting that took place this morning at the Casa Rosada, the Minister of Security, Aníbal Fernández, assured several local media that there will soon be a solution to the problem of shortage of gasoil.
The official stated that, although the issue is not his domain, the provision of gas in the coming days and that, in several regions of the country, the supply of gasoil It is normal.
“The problems with the lack of gasoil They will be resolved in the next few days. There are some cities in the country where the issue is already resolved“, indicated the minister who assured that the purchases of “fuel have already been made”, but did not dare to give an exact date on when the problem would be solved.
However, the politician was honest and declared that the purchase should have started earlier: “the purchases have been made. Perhaps, they should have left earlier to have the necessary quantities to fulfill the harvest; the soybean one was finished, We are entering with corn and what is necessary in terms of production to continue growing.”
Although the problem of shortages began more than three months ago, it was aggravated by the war between Russia and Ukraine, since fuel prices skyrocketed due to the conflict, making it difficult to purchase.
In the case of Argentina, the local production of gasoil not enough to supply the domestic market; therefore, it requires importing large quantities and, given the difficulty of doing so, the fuel became scarce in much of the country, which led to a strike of carriers since last week.
While the Government assures that there will be solutions, the carriers affirm that the Executive Power has not given them answers, for which they will maintain their measure of force indefinitely.
YPF will import 500,000 cubic meters of diesel
As part of the solutions promised by the Government, it was learned that YPF will import, during the next 45 days, around 500,000 cubic meters of gasoil to meet local demand.
The oil company explained: “according to the tentative schedule, this week, two ships will arrive; five ships, in July and three, in August”.
