Từ khóa: #gasoline shortage

The Market Surveillance Department of Ho Chi Minh City, on November 13, simultaneously inspected gas stations that temporarily halted operation after receiving the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on monitoring, inspection, and handling of violations in petroleum trading activities.

During the questioning session on the morning of November 5 at the fourth session of the 15th National Assembly, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that the supply is increasingly scarce when Europe increases the purchase of petroleum products. The exchange rate of the strong currency to import gasoline has increased highly, making it difficult for importers.

From 10 a.m. on October 31, the scene of people waiting in line to buy gasoline happened again in the inner city and the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City. Some gas stations said they ran out of fuel or sold gasoline at a limit.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City has been collecting comments on a draft report on regulations on on-sales hours, cases of stopping sales, and the notification process before stopping sales at retail gasoline stations in the area.

Many petrol stations under the petroleum system of COMECO said that they had run out of gasoline from 6 a.m. on October 6, and there are only oil products left.

The temporary shortage of petroleum supply in the domestic market in recent years mainly stems from rigid management. 

The retail gasoline prices are expected to be adjusted nationwide on September 1. Dozens of retail petrol stations in the provinces of An Giang and Dong Thap have again asked to stop sales temporarily because of losses.