Secretary of Energy of the Nation, Dario Martinez, Criticized the roadblocks carried out by carriers of various self-organized organizations and insisted that the government “continues to work to resolve the supply situation. Gasoline All over the country. “

“Shipments protesting the reduction are demanding that their tariffs reflect the wholesale prices of diesel. The official reported about it to the Ministry of Economy.

He recalled that among the measures the government has already taken to increase diesel volume, the reduction in biodiesel has increased to 12.5%. “Which will generate 80,000 m3 of fuel injection per month at gas stations.” He added that “on the other hand, ICL compensation has been transferred to refineries to maintain and increase the required diesel imports.”

According to the official, “Processing plants are working at full capacity, producing at full capacity. He added: “For this we have made sure and worked with independent producers to supply them with all the necessary crude oil for national refining before export, and we have achieved this.”

“Since we took these measures, the processing plants have said that in terms of supply, delays at their petrol stations have been reduced by up to 50% and this reduction would have been accentuated if the conflict had not been mediated by road closures and blockade of processing plants. Indian.

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Martinez criticized carrier measures such as the Dock Sud area: “The blockade of Shell’s processing plant in Dock Sud clearly does not help solve the problem,” he said.

“10 days ago, we met with the four largest transport chambers (Fadeeac, Fetra, Catac and Faetyl, which are not on strike), together with the directors of the country’s main processing plants, and in addition to hearing their complaints, we analyzed the situation and ; We expect all the measures that the national government was going to take. “ Said.

“As usual, we held a working meeting with the main actors of each situation or activity. In our offices, along with the directors of YPF, Axion (PAE), Shell (Raizen) and Puma (Trafigura), we have received directors from Fadeeac, Faetyl, Catac and Fetra who, in their main complaint, highlighted the lack of transfer. “The wholesale price of diesel is based on the tariff set by the National Ministry of Transport, which is the basis on which they discuss and negotiate prices with those who rent them,” he added.

Martinez later noted: “Pure demand, despite the fact that the level of activity is accompanied by an increase of several points, opens only 10%, or half of this extraordinary growth. The rest is a product of speculation and supply, encouraged by international prices that have even doubled in dollars. ”

Concern

Meanwhile, amid a blockade of carriers, the Chamber of Commercial Private Ports (CPPC) has demanded “National and provincial authorities in line with the emergency blockade solution implemented by self-proclaimed carriers in various parts of the country, with a particular focus on the Gran Rosario Zone, Central Zone, Bahia Blanca and Quebec, preventing port terminals from operating normally. .

“While there is a substantive proposal whose legitimacy is not in question, the Chamber declares that the dialogue is over before action is taken to harm the whole community. The consequences of the reduction will be reflected in the virtually zero arrival of trucks in the ports, leading to delays in shipments and a serious commitment to wheat and corn stocks over the next few days. During the day, 80 to 90 percent fewer trucks arrived at our ports. exact.

“Argentina is competing with other origins, and these measures do not help us at all and lead us to international destinations to see our country as a dirty origin,” said Luis Zubizarreta, the organization’s president. He called it “a nickname often given to Argentine ports because of the significant frequency of union conflicts, which hinders the fulfillment of international obligations.”

“We hope that the dialogue with the authorities will take place quickly, as the situation is very difficult,” said Martin Brindic, CPPC General Manager.

On Twitter, the Chamber of Petroleum Industry and the Center for Grain Exporters (Ciara-CEC) reiterated the Port Chamber’s concerns and noted: “It is 180 thousand tons #Grain “Without entering the ports and remaining in the terminals, supplies run out.”