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“Across the northern half of the country, particularly in the emirate of Sharjah, long queues have formed, while scores of petrol stations have closed altogether. Many more drivers have headed south to fill up in Dubai, where there are still supplies but residents are looking nervously at “immigrants” driving in from neighbouring cities to fill up. The issue is now taking on political dimensions, as Sharjah’s government has issued instructions to petrol companies to solve the problem. Critical newspaper reports – rare in the UAE – and online comments have spread as what was originally thought to be a technical hiccup turns into an unexplained, lengthy conundrum. The companies, particularly the Dubai government-owned Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), have claimed the closed petrol stations were being “refurbished”. But there appears to be little evidence. …….”

As I noted in an earlier posting weeks ago, I can see the Iranians and Iraqis and other developing countries having these types of shortages. But the UnitedEffingArabEmirates? What the hell will they do if they ever came under sanctions and boycotts?
Cheers
mhg



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