Argentina's fuel crisis deepens as filling stations run out of petrol and long queues form, while the government considers halting exports and oil sector workers threaten a strike.
Halifax District RCMP Seek Public Assistance to Identify Driver | SaltWireBUENOS AIRES - Argentina 's fuel crisis deepened on Monday as filling stations around Buenos Aires ran out of petrol and long queues formed elsewhere, while the government said it could halt exports to preserve supplies and oil sector workers threatened a strike.
Around the capital, Reuters reporters saw empty filling stations with signs saying no more petrol. In other places, long queues formed and some rationed sales. "On top of that, you need dollars to pay for imports and the central bank does not have them. And even when they do import, the refining companies make a loss selling at the pump below the price they are buying," the source said.
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