Gas station in Yen Thanh hangs up 'out of stock' sign

A gas station in Yen Thanh district town hangs a sign saying it is out of gas. Photo: Taken at 5 p.m. on November 11. Photo: Hai An

Arriving at the gas station in Yen Thanh district at around 5 pm on November 11, we saw the store hanging a sign saying “out of gas”. The owner of this gas station said: Our gas station ran out of gas at 3 pm on November 10, due to supply difficulties, there is no stock yet, the supplier promised that the stock will arrive tomorrow, November 12.

According to the owner of this store: Previously, when out of stock, the unit often supplied 7,000-10,000 liters of gasoline to the store, but due to difficulties, up to now, it only supplies 2,000-3,000 liters of gasoline per batch.

However, in Yen Thanh town area, there is still a gas station of Nghe An Petroleum Company operating, so there is no situation of customers fighting over each other to fill up with gas and oil.

A representative of the Yen Thanh District Economic Infrastructure Department said: Yen Thanh District has 50 gas stations, in 2021, 5 gas stations requested to close due to business losses. Currently, 2 gas stations in the district are temporarily closed due to running out of goods.

The current difficulty is that distributors are short of goods, so the quantity supplied to retail gas stations is less. The district is coordinating with market management agencies to continue to review gas stations that have temporarily stopped selling for legitimate reasons.

Mr. Cao Viet Dong - Head of Business Department, Nghe An Petroleum Company said: Despite difficulties ingasoline supplyBut Nghe An Petroleum Company still works with partners to meet the demand of 32,000 - 33,000m³ gasoline, oil/month. Currently, the company is continuing to try to negotiate with partners to import an additional volume of about 20% of gasoline and oil for Nghe An.

"Currently, some gas stations in the area are experiencing a shortage, but it is only temporary. At the latest, we will try to promptly supply gas to retail stores within the day," said Mr. Dong.

On November 11, according to the reporter's records, there was no phenomenon of fighting over gasoline in Dien Chau town. Photo: Hai An

The representative of the Department of Industry and Trade added: Due to difficulties in supply, there is currently a local shortage in some localities such as Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Que Phong... However, there is only a temporary shortage of gasoline for 1 session or 1 day because the goods have not been transported in time.

It is known that the supply of gasoline and oil was not timely due to the slow import of goods compared to the plan. After the import period, the units fully supplied to customers, there was no phenomenon of closure, speculation, or hoarding of goods in Nghe An.

At this time, the Market Management Department regularly coordinates with localities to inspect and monitor business situations. In case of temporary suspension of operations of petrol and oil retail stores (if any), the cause will be investigated and strictly handled according to the law for acts of speculation, hoarding and smuggling of petrol and oil.