Sentences with phrase «fuel shortages»

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But for months these companies have been reducing their imports leading to the current fuel shortages.

It takes a really unique sort of incompetence to create a national fuel shortage when there isn't even a strike.

The ever impending fuel shortage is pushing manufacturers down this route.

Fuel shortages mean they are struggling to power generators and keep the tender plant collection safe from cold temperatures.

The report concluded all but four scenarios result in fuel shortages requiring rolling blackouts.

Kachikwu, who said this at a news conference, said President Muhammadu Buhari's stand on the issue was clear, hence, the ministry was working hard to resolve future occurrence of fuel shortages.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the world's largest supply of emergency crude oil, was designed to protect the country from fuel shortages in the event of an emergency.

«These have typically been imposed on a rapid run - up in fuel prices, like fuel shortage situations,» said Robert Mann, an aviation consultant and former airline executive.

All but four of 23 scenarios examined in the report resulted in fuel shortages requiring rolling blackouts, which the grid operator said means the trends affecting New England's power system «may intensify the region's fuel - security risk.»

This category includes lack of fuel from hypoglycemia, and also fuel shortages because of insulin resistance.

It is unrealistic to claim that CTL provides a feasible solution to liquid fuels shortages created by peak oil.

Many residents are also facing fuel shortages.

Growing fuel shortages in Russia have prompted the world's largest oil producer to effectively ban gasoline exports, imposing a prohibitive 44 % export tariff on them.

U.S. Gulf Coast refineries have started to come back online, easing fears of a major fuel shortage, although bottlenecks and localized scarcities will persist for some time.

And if fuel shortages are a bother for us, they are devastating to the poor countries; the energy crisis is widening the gap between the rich and the poor nations of this world at a terrifying pace.

And he rejected what he called the «ultimatum» of the militant unions whose rolling strikes have disrupted transport and sparked fuel shortages.

That provision was one Cuomo sought following a brief, but somewhat nerve - racking fuel shortage following Superstorm Sandy.

Yes, the situation was a bit wobbly, he said, and there might be a few fuel shortages here and there.

This sparked a brief Conservative lead in the opinion polls — the first time in eight years — but once the protests and consequent fuel shortages ended, Labour led the opinion polls once more.

Some believe the coordination meetings are necessary to prepare for a possible fuel shortage over the Easter break, but others have accused the government of embracing the potential strike as useful political dividing line with Labour.

The pair described reports of power shortages caused by the blockade as «particularly alarming» and warned of «immediate humanitarian consequences» caused by continued fuel shortages.

If carbohydrate levels are low in the blood, the body will tap into the fat stores for energy, BUT you may actually burn less energy (calories) overall because your body will slower the metabolism in order to adapt to the perceived fuel shortage.

With gasoline prices at historic lows these days, it's probably hard for you, me and millions of other drivers to think about fuel shortages, gas lines and small, gas - sipping economy cars.

The KPGC110 GT - R is also the rarest Skyline produced as Nissan only made 197 cars due to the 1970s fuel shortage that hit all types of sportscar really hard in terms of sales and popularity.

Re # 249 (Sashka): The scenario of fossil fuel shortages forcing us to reform our carbon - emitting ways before anything really horrible happens to climate is an optimistic one, but I don't think it's right.

Worried that Britain's supplies of easily mined coal would be exhausted, Jevons suggested that Britain prepare for coming fuel shortages by (in Tainter's words) «using the coal - given prosperity for posterity and for a sort of soft landing at coal's limits.»

Fuel shortages linked to the two recent hurricanes hindered evacuation and now recovery, highlighting our dependency on a fragile resource.

In the end, the magnificent jet technology of Germany had no fuel, the Japanese battleship Yamato had fuel enough for a one - way trip to Okinawa and fuel shortages hampered air defense.

It prevents CTL from becoming a viable mitigation plan for liquid fuel shortage on a global scale.

Two stories offering a glimpse at the future in China, and likely elsewhere too: Diesel fuel shortages hit as the government rations electricity to factories and generators attempt to take up the slack; as the same time

NAR President - elect Tom Stevens and I planned a visit to affected areas in the first week of September, but we were stopped in Birmingham, Ala., about four hours» drive from the coast, because of severe fuel shortages.

dangers from particulates, dangers from poisons in food and water, dangers from fuel shortages, dangers from war, all of these would ease as we shifted away from this hydrocarbon economy.

This will go a long way in ensuring crude oil get to the refineries for refining and subsequent supply to Nigerians to ameliorate the current fuel shortage.

The report concludes all but four scenarios result in fuel shortages requiring rolling blackouts.

The report considered nearly two dozen scenarios that included winter - long outages at four major energy facilities, concluding that all but four scenarios resulted in fuel shortages and rolling blackouts.

Among the biggest obstacles for evacuation efforts are overcrowded highways and fuel shortages, Scott said.

Jerry Jana, Director of Economic Affairs for Malawi's new ruling party (following former President Bingu wa Mutharika's unexpected death in April) has said that long - term projects like the Nsanje port would be shelved while the government dealt with more pressing issues, like the country's fuel shortages and foreign exchange, according to Nyasa Times.

«The fuel shortage and power cuts have undermined an already precarious infrastructure, severely disrupting the provision of basic services, including health, water and sanitation,» he said in a statement.

Falk said the only power plant in Gaza Strip closed down three weeks ago because of a fuel shortage.

Other disaster experts have told Vox that given the scale of crisis on the island with ongoing food, water, and fuel shortages, the death toll is likely to reach into the hundreds.

By all accounts there is a serious humanitarian crisis underway, due to food, water, and fuel shortages and limited communications around the island.

The lack of fire damage in the crash is leading authorities to think the issue may have been fuel shortage.

Recently generators at seven health centres in the besieged Gaza Strip stopped working due to a fuel shortage and Gaza's largest hospital cancelled all medical procedures because hospital cleaning staff went on strike.

The rebuilding project faced many challenges due to monsoon rains, fuel shortages and price hikes, as well as delays in establishing the government's National Reconstruction Authority that coordinates housing reconstruction.

For example, a disruption in the major transport routes into Sydney from a bushfire or fuel shortages could leave Sydney with only days worth of fresh produce.