The Las Columnas service center, in Holguín, was a hive of drivers on Tuesday night lining up to get a privileged spot first thing in the morning, when the fuel arrived.
“Apparently they are bringing very little and it is not enough for everyone,” speculated Roberto, a neighbor in the area. “I found out that there were problems because a cousin of mine called a man who has a motorcycle, and sometimes makes him a taxi driver, and told him that he could not take it because he had spent the whole morning queuing at the Cupet”, points to 14ymedio.
Las Columnas is about 4 kilometers from the center of the city of Holguín, on the road that goes to Las Tunas, an area where gasoline and oil seem to be in short supply, especially these days when, with the Christmas holidays, many people They look for fuel to get around.
This shortage is also finally suffered by the owners of ‘engines’ who work and make a living as motorcycle taxi drivers, thus alleviating daily problems with transportation.
This shortage is also finally suffered by the owners of engines (motorcycles) who work and make a living as motorcycle taxi drivers, thus alleviating everyday problems with transportation. “They are the most affected by the fuel shortage,” he says.
It was already 8:30 pm this Wednesday when supplies finally arrived at Las Columnas. “Now I went through there and they are selling, but there is a tremendous tumult,” says Roberto.
Although Venezuelan state PDVSA’s oil exports to Cuba have grown in recent months to reach 77,000 barrels of oil in November, the figures are still low compared to 100,000 in previous times.
Venezuela itself has production problems, since it is hovering around 700,000 barrels a day, compared to the 1.5 million it promised at the beginning of the year and a long way from the 3.4 it produced at the beginning of the century.
The crisis also affects public transport, which has presented instability in the service in recent weeks, causing discomfort among the population.
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