PDVSA president blames “influencers” for queues to fill up with gasoline

Pedro TellecheaMinister of Petroleum and President of PDVSA, blamed the influencers of using social media to warn regarding possible gasoline shortages in the country and thus give rise to long queues to supply.

From the Eurobuilding hotel, where ExpoFedeIndustria 2024 was held, the official assured that fuel is available: “Unnecessary queues of vehicles were created at the pumps”.

In addition, He denied that the price of a liter of gasoline will increase to 0.80 cents. “They play with the stress of the Venezuelan, they play with the psychology of the Venezuelan”he claimed.

According to the president of PDVSA, there are currently 1,800 service stations in operation in the country. Of the total, there are 1,183 dollarized stations and 432 are closed.

According to the oil productionTellechea highlighted that in May the record is 924 thousand barrels per day.

“We have achieved an increase of 230 thousand barrels per day in production since December 2022. This is thanks to the efforts of the workers, no one is going to stop us; some are asking for sanctions, we want growth”he celebrated.

The official closed his participation in the event by saying that Details of the installation of new pumps with modern technology will be revealed in the coming days.as well as a new service station.