Fuel shortage hits Region 6, Corentyne most affected

Several gas stations in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) have been without gasoline and diesel since last week.
This shortage of petrol has resulted in long lines being formed at the Palmyra Gas Station, one of only three service stations in the region with gasoline for sale. On Tuesday evening, some drivers reported waiting in line for more than an hour to fill up their tanks at the state-owned GuyOil service station. Hundreds of cars were queued up, waiting to reach to the pump.

The GuyOil bulk storage facility at Heathburn, East Bank Berbice has also been supplying fuel to consumers.
The only other gas station with fuel is a privately owned service station at Fyrish, Corentyne.
Service station proprietors reported that Wednesday is the fifth day they had no fuel to sell. Kerosene oil was, however, available at most service stations.
“Right now, we on pressure with the gas. Me car run out of gas and I got to go and buy a jar. I lose all my passengers because they can’t wait,” one hire car operator told this publication. This operator said it is the first time his car had ran out of fuel since the shortage.
“The gas I had in my tank, it finish. Is five days I didn’t buy gas,” he added.
“Right now, all the gas stations empty, besides Palmyra and where I pulled over there. I don’t know if this man has enough to supply, because this is a small gas station; it is not like Palmyra, that has a big amount,” the driver said as he waited in the queue at Fyrish.
The driver explained that passengers become aggressive when he pulls into the gas station at Palmyra. “The passengers don’t to wait because some of them are (in a) hurry,” he explained.
Regional Chairman David Armogan told this publication that the main supplier, GuyOil, informed him that it had encountered problems with its fuel boat travelling to Berbice. He said gasoline was being trucked to Berbice from Georgetown, and since the fuel company only has two trucks in the region it was only a very limited amount that was being made available to the region on a daily basis.
Armogan said he was informed that a boat carrying diesel had arrived in the region on Wednesday morning, and this should help to alleviate the problem. (G4)