{"id":187944,"date":"2013-03-13T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/gas-shortage-in-s-darfur-leading-to-rising-prices\/"},"modified":"2013-03-13T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T14:32:00","slug":"gas-shortage-in-s-darfur-leading-to-rising-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gas-shortage-in-s-darfur-leading-to-rising-prices","title":{"rendered":"Gas shortage in S Darfur leading to rising prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Darfur is witnessing a \u201cmajor\u201d shortage in petroleum products which is leading to their soaring prices \u201cwhen even available\u201d, sources say.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses attributed different reasons to the gas scarcity in the state. Firstly, it takes about 10 days for oil convoys to arrive in the area from Khartoum and secondly, traders are storing fuel which is worsening the current crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, sources are demanding that the construction of the Western Inqaz road be accelerated and that the railway be rehabilitated, as this is a less expensive way of goods\u2019 delivery to Darfur states.<\/p>\n<p>The price of a gallon of gasoline at gas stations boosted to 18.5 Sudanese pounds and a gallon of diesel now costs 15.5 pounds, while its prices at the black market can reach up to more than 30 pounds (4.20, 3.5 and 6.80 USD respectively).<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: cars lining up <\/em><em>for fuel <\/em><em>in Nyala&nbsp; (Radio Dabanga file)<\/em><!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Darfur is witnessing a \u201cmajor\u201d shortage in petroleum products which is leading to their soaring prices \u201cwhen even available\u201d, sources say. Witnesses attributed different reasons to the gas scarcity in the state. Firstly, it takes about 10 days for oil convoys to arrive in the area from Khartoum and secondly, traders are storing fuel which is worsening the current crisis.In addition, sources are demanding that the construction of the Western Inqaz road be accelerated and that the railway be rehabilitated, as this is a less expensive way of goods\u2019 delivery to Darfur states.The price of a gallon of gasoline at gas stations boosted to 18.5 Sudanese pounds and a gallon of diesel now costs 15.5 pounds, while its prices at the black market can reach up to more than 30 pounds (4.20, 3.5 and 6.80 USD respectively).Photo: cars lining up for fuel in Nyala\u00a0 (Radio Dabanga file)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gas shortage in S Darfur leading to rising prices - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gas-shortage-in-s-darfur-leading-to-rising-prices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gas shortage in S Darfur leading to rising prices - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Darfur is witnessing a \u201cmajor\u201d shortage in petroleum products which is leading to their soaring prices \u201cwhen even available\u201d, sources say. 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