Saudi Officials Deny Reports Of Failure Of Diesel Fuel Supply To Rural Kingdom Residents

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DHAHRAN – Saudi Aramco said, Sunday, it has not received any complaints from clients about shortages of its products in any local market. The statement comes after farmers have complained that diesel has been undersupplied to the rural regions of the Kingdom.

Farmers complained of their crops being in danger of drying up because they could not acquire diesel for their water pumps to irrigate the fields. Truck drivers also complained of shortages at filling stations in June.

It said it increased diesel sales to its customers in Al-Qasim and Hail by 15 percent this year. It also said its sales to customers in the Al-Jouf region have increased by 31 percent because of increased demand from last year, Al-Hayat reported.

Engineer Ahmed Al-Saadi, Executive Director for Distribution at Saudi Aramco said the company is providing all the petroleum products, including diesel fuel to the local market.

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http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008072812923

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1. A water shortage in the middle of the Atlantic?

This has all the making of one of those stories that was "leaked" to put some upward pressure on the markets. Kinda like the Nigerian supercommandos.