The Ministry of Oil explains the causes of the fuel crisis in Iraq

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[size=52]The Ministry of Oil explains the causes of the fuel crisis in Iraq[/size]

[size=45]On Friday, the Iraqi Oil Ministry clarified the reasons for the fuel crisis in the country, noting that it had begun to develop quick solutions to overcome the crisis.[/size]
[size=45]The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Liquidation and Distribution Affairs, Hamid Younis, said in a statement that "the Ministry of Oil is a technical service ministry that is keen to provide oil products to citizens in Baghdad and the provinces."[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated that "the transmission and distribution process is carried out according to appropriate plans, programs and mechanisms for transportation and distribution according to need and consumption, and in the event of an increase in the amount of consumption in some months of the year or on religious occasions, the ministry increases the pumping quantities for stations in order to meet and cover the need in this governorate or that."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "what happened in the governorates (Kirkuk, Nineveh, Diyala) of an increase in demand was the result of the difference in the price of gasoline in these governorates with the governorates of the region, which encouraged some weak-minded people to obtain quantities of gasoline, transport it and sell it in the region, which caused confusion. A defect in the processing process.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the Ministry of Oil approached all the security authorities with the aim of cooperating with the ministry to monitor the movement of petroleum products and prevent smuggling operations outside the stations or exploiting the quotas set for non-governmental stations, as well as working to prevent the quotas of the governorates being violated through strict procedures, and this cooperation and great work resulted in By the security authorities, to the arrest of many traffickers, smugglers and the weak-hearted, and to seize the dens of storing and selling fuel outside the controls, whether in Baghdad or the provinces.[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated that "the government and the judicial and security agencies support the ministry's measures to reduce the fabrication of crises."[/size]
[size=45]He explained that "the inspection body in the ministry, through its detachments and inspection teams, tours the distribution ports and monitors the controls between the governorates," noting that "the Ministry of Oil relies on electronic control devices to monitor the movement and path of the tanks from the warehouse to the distribution ports."[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "The inspection and security authorities are arresting the owners of tankers who violate the transport instructions or change the vehicle's path, and the ministry has taken legal measures against a number of owners of private stations that violate the instructions, and there will be strict measures against anyone who tries to tamper with the national economy, and create crises."[/size]
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