Ships unload gasoline and diesel in Arica to guarantee supply in Bolivia

This YPFB release was published using machine translation.

Santa Cruz, June 3 2024 (AN-YPFB) .

“The gasoline ship unloaded last weekend, today we have a normal supply of gasoline, there is no need to go wait in lines at the pumps. Additionally, we are currently unloading a diesel vessel in Arica. We have a logistical problem when it comes only to diesel, due to blockages in Tambo Quemado, Pisiga, Caracollo and other points. We have no problem with gasoline,” said Dorgathen Tapia.

During the early hours of the morning, a blockage was recorded around the Palmasola Plant in Santa Cruz, a situation that generated a problem in the dispatch of fuel. “However, today all service stations, when it comes to gasoline, will have the product. There is no need to go wait in lines at the pumps, because the product is guaranteed.”

OFFICES ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE

The state oil company carries out fuel deliveries according to the planned schedule. During the month of May, YPFB met the scheduled volumes of diesel and gasoline in the central axis.

“In La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz we have shipped in accordance with the volumes programmed by the ANH and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons. Today, we are seeing some lines at the pumps. We do not have any gasoline supply problem, but a blockade will always be detrimental to our logistics,” said Dorgathen Tapia.

The president of the state oil company called on the population to avoid falling into speculation, since fuel is guaranteed whenever the plants have availability and balances of products sufficient to cover local demand.

“There is always a topic, a speculative topic. We have made progress regarding Monday. If we have to make some advance regarding Tuesday, we are going to do it. The important thing is that all service stations will have gasoline throughout the country,” the authority indicated.