Shafaq News- Baghdad
Fuel shortages persisted across
Baghdad and provinces in central and southern Iraq on Saturday, with gasoline
and gasoil supplies remaining scarce and dozens of filling stations
Although the second-largest oil producer among OPEC countries, Iraq imports petroleum products because its refineries do not produce enough gasoline to meet domestic demand.
As hostilities in the region continue, long lines have reappeared in recent weeks, primarily at public gas stations in Baghdad and other provinces.
On Friday, Ibrahim Hashem, a resident of the capital, waited two hours at a gas station without being able to fill up his tank,…
According to the French Press Agency, there have been long lines of construction in front of petrol stations in Baghdad, with imports continuing to decline through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Middle East war.