YPFB gives new deadline for regular gasoline supply in Santa Cruz
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- YPFB has promised to regularize gasoline supply in Santa Cruz within two to three days, following a meeting with civic leaders.
- The state oil company acknowledged the fuel crisis affecting Santa Cruz and other parts of the country.
- Civic representatives demanded a daily supply schedule detailing volumes for the Santa Cruz department.
Sebastiรกn Daroca, president of Bolivia's state oil company YPFB, assured that gasoline supply in Santa Cruz will be regularized within two to three days. This commitment came after a meeting with the pro-Santa Cruz Committee and other representatives to address the ongoing fuel crisis affecting the region and the country.
Daroca stated that YPFB is taking necessary measures to meet the required volumes for the Santa Cruz department. He anticipates that the long queues for gasoline will be resolved in the coming days. The assurance was given during a meeting attended by civic representatives and authorities at the Committee's headquarters.
Civic leaders, including Stello Cochamanidis, presented a ten-point agenda to tackle the crisis. A key demand is the immediate guarantee of fuel supply and the establishment of a daily schedule detailing the volumes of gasoline and diesel programmed and dispatched to the Santa Cruz department. The meeting aimed to find solutions to the persistent shortages.
Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.