News of shortages

Argentina may implement power cuts to cope with summer demand

23-09-2024 16:31 Argentina plans to resort to scheduled power cuts to cope with electricity demand this Southern Hemisphere summer amid forecasts for high temperatures that would force customers to crank up air conditioning.

FUEL TAX FREEZE

Massa says Argentina will freezes fuel levies until February 2024

01-11-2023 16:22 Deep into election campaign, Argentina's government postpones fuel tax hike to 2024 to avoid further price hikes.

OIL & GAS

Government pushes oil companies amid fuel shortages, protests

30-10-2023 17:40 Long car queues to fill up and stations with “no petrol” signs have been part of the landscape in recent days in Argentina; Government pushes oil companies to speed up supply and agricultural producers warn about protests three weeks ahead of the presidential run-off.

OIL

Oil workers to strike, blame companies for lack of fuel

30-10-2023 16:45 Union members say they will stage strike in support of Economy Minister Sergio Massa’s warnings and against “speculators."

Bloomberg

Sergio Massa threatens to cut fuel exports amid shortage

30-10-2023 08:21 “If the fuel supply is not resolved by midnight on Tuesday, companies will not be able to send out export ships starting on Wednesday,” Massa tells reporters in Tucumán Province.

FUEL CRISIS?

Argentines queue for fuel as FX shortage strands tankers at sea

26-10-2023 13:49 Growing lines at the pump and darkened gas stations at night are tangible signs of a fiscal crisis spiralling out of control.

DROUGHT EMERGENCY

Thirsty Uruguayans launch quest to find underground water

11-06-2023 09:11 Water shortages in Montevideo, Uruguay's most populous city, remain "very critical"; Lacking freshwater reserves for the capital and its surroundings, drilling is underway to tackle the crisis.