No Result
View All Result
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
23 °c
Tripoli
24 ° Sat
24 ° Sun
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Petrol shortage continues despite large fuel deliveries

byEmad
June 13, 2014
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A

By Sami Zaptia.

Tripoli, 11 June 2014:

The petrol crisis continued today in Tripoli despite Brega Petroleum Marketing Company publishing data showing . . .[restrict]huge quantities of fuel had been delivered over the last few days to the four main petrol distributing companies: Sharara, Oil Libya, Rahila and the Highway Services Company.

Tripoli’s roads have been eerily quiet all week as the week-long petrol crisis has meant that by now, large numbers of drivers had used up their reserves. Many have had to absent themselves from events, press conferences and the like.  These have either had very low turnouts or have had to be postponed as a result of the fuel shortage.

Libya Herald’s staff, for example, have had to either use taxis, which have become a rare sight, or curtail the number of events they have had to cover.

RELATED POSTS

Aldabaiba opens First Phase of Tripoli’s Third Ring Road

Pipeline resumes supply of fuel from Zawia Refinery to Tripoli’s Airport Road Fuel Depot

But despite Brega releasing data of the huge quantities of fuel delivered, most petrol stations have continued to elect to remain closed. For the few stations that have been brave and remained opened, scenes have at some been chaotic. This has put off many customers from queuing in the first place, waiting in hope that more petrol stations open and that queues either subside or are at least orderly.

Unsurprisingly, most of the trouble caused at the queues is caused by a small minority of, mostly, young men trying to cash-in on the lack of petrol. Opposite a number of petrol stations an alternative black market of mainly blue plastic jerry cans full of petrol can be found for customers who simply can no longer do without petrol. The increasing power cuts have only compounded the situation.

It is quite clear that if the statistics for the quantity of fuel delivered by Brega are accurate, the petrol crisis may have started as a result of the late arrival of petrol from overseas caused by rough seas. However, now, the problem seems to be the continued inability of the Libyan state to provide security at petrol stations.

At yesterday’s cabinet meeting, a committee was formed to investigate the petrol crisis. Over the last couple of weeks both the Ahmed Maetig and Abdullah Thinni contesting governments had been absorbed by the political struggle over power.

This is the umpteenth petrol crisis to hit Tripoli and Libya, and despite previous promises that steps had been taken to prevent it from reoccurring, the problem persists. Some analysts and conspiracy theorists suspect that the petrol crises have been manufactured as a political ploy.

The hope now is that now that the Thinni government endorsed by the Supreme Court, it can urgently solve the petrol crises before Tripoli stalls to a complete halt. [/restrict]

Tags: LibyapetrolTripoli

Related Posts

ACA reveals 94,000 cases of state sector salary duplication in 2015
Libya

ACA suspends the Executive Director, the Chairman and 6 Board members of GNMTC

July 16, 2025
ACA reveals 94,000 cases of state sector salary duplication in 2015
Libya

Three Fisheries officials temporarily suspend from work by Administrative Control Authority suspected of corruption

July 15, 2025
ACA reveals 94,000 cases of state sector salary duplication in 2015
Libya

ACA saves LD 409 million on school textbook printing, suspends Tripoli Education Ministry’s Textbook Warehouse Manager

July 15, 2025
Attorney General orders arrests at Jumhouria bank branch for embezzlement
Libya

Attorney General provides update on investigation of incidents resulting from Tripoli 2025 armed clashes and demonstrations

July 11, 2025
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

Aldabaiba seeking long term partnership not interim solutions on combatting irregular migration

July 10, 2025
Acting Interior Minister Trabelsi taking steps to counter forged ID numbers and passports
Libya

There are 4 million irregular migrants in Libya: Interior Minister Trabelsi

July 10, 2025
Next Post

Libyan AIDS sufferers demand more government help – complain of neglect

17 February Brigade founder joins Operation Dignity

17 February Brigade founder joins Operation Dignity

ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

  • Libyan Railways Implementation Authority invites International Federation of Railways to participate in November workshop

    China to resume implementation of its stalled railways projects in Libya

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund signs contract with Turkey’s Ankamenia for maintenance of Benghazi University’s medical colleges

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Libyan olive oils win gold at Anatolian, Berlin and Japan 2025 international olive oil competitions

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • There are 4 million irregular migrants in Libya: Interior Minister Trabelsi

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • BP to reopen office in Libya, Shell discusses prospects for cooperation in oil field development‎

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

ACA suspends the Executive Director, the Chairman and 6 Board members of GNMTC

CBL Governor Issa pushes for improved e-payment services despite increase of points of sale by 92% and e-transactions by 75% since 2024

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Fill the forms below to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.