Brega blames gas shortage on supplies and distribution violations
LIBYA – Brega Oil Marketing Company spokesman Ahmed Al-Maslati has said that the shortage of cooking gas in the Jabal areas is mainly due to disruption in gas supplies and in the arrival times of tankers, as well as what he described as illegal practices by some distributors who sell their quotas on the parallel market.
1,200 cylinders distributed in Zintan and 600 in Nalut
In a phone interview on the news bulletin of Libya Al-Ahrar TV, which broadcasts from Turkey — followed and summarised by Al-Marsad — Al-Maslati said supplies were still reaching the Jabal areas and that the company had distributed about 1,200 cylinders in Zintan and nearly 600 in Nalut through the distribution system.
He pointed to operational constraints and caveats relating to gas production and tanker movements that were affecting the regular supply of the required quantities.
Distributors, the parallel market and oversight
Al-Maslati said the company publishes on its official page the names of distributors who have received their orders, but some of them, according to him, are exploiting the crisis to market a large part of their quota outside official channels, depriving citizens of what they need.
He called on the security and oversight authorities to step up monitoring, protect cylinder distribution outlets and organise deliveries.
Existing filling points and another expected in Jadu
He said filling points were operating in Zintan and Nalut, with preparations under way to open an additional point soon in Jadu to raise operational and distribution capacity.
Improvement expected after third tanker arrives
He said it was not possible to set a final date for the end of the crisis until gas supplies stabilised and gas and fuel tankers in general arrived, because changes to their arrival schedule directly affected the preparation and distribution of orders.
At the same time, he reassured residents that the crisis was temporary, expecting gas availability to improve in the coming days after a third tanker arrives, despite higher consumption during the winter.
Praise for security services and call to organise queues
He praised the role of the security and law-enforcement authorities, the Facilities Protection Guard and the company’s industrial security staff and those cooperating with it, calling for stronger security and oversight around distribution sites and better order in waiting queues.
