The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 30th that a total of 21 gas stations across the country have sold out due to delays in the delivery of oil products due to the cargo union strike.
Among them, 19 gas stations sold out of gasoline and 2 gas stations sold out of diesel, all of which were gas stations in the metropolitan area (17 in Seoul, 3 in Gyeonggi, and 1 in Incheon) with high sales of to compare with storage capacity.
The government intends to use all available means to supply oil to these gas stations within 12 hours.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy estimates that, as of the previous day, stocks at gas stations across the country were approximately an 8-day supply of gasoline and a 10-day supply of diesel.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy plans to monitor the status of arrivals and shipments at major hubs such as oil refineries and oil reserves, and implement an emergency transport system using vehicles that have not joined the cargo union in case there are concerns about disruption. transport.
In addition, information on the current status of gas stations out of stock will be provided via Opinet (opinet.co.kr) every day at 4 pm
