The fuel distributor union in the province of Ocaña and the subregion of Catatumbo is on permanent strike given the decision of the Ministry of Mines and the Hydrocarbons Directorate to change the supply area for each of the service stations located in that territory of Norte de Santander.
Although they have held meetings in the city of Bogotá, No agreements have been made and, given this scenario, they made the decision to completely close the road that connects Cúcuta with Ocaña and the Coast. Atlantic.
Since May 2023, when the emergency occurred in the town of El Tarra in Ábrego, at a time when an avalanche caused damage to a section of the road artery, They have had the plants located in the Lizama sector in Santander as their supply point.
However, two weeks ago a ministry decree forced them to resume the supply point located in the municipality of Villa del Rosario in Norte de Santander. For the union, the decision forces them to take a vehicle in which the constancy for transportation is uncertain in the face of the emergency that persists in El Tarra.
Furthermore, it is a road corridor where insecurity has become latent for each of them, who have reported being victims of extortion, threats and even fuel theft. that are transported in tanker-type vehicles.
The truth is, Due to this strike, more than 400,000 inhabitants are without ACPM type fuel or gasoline, and the outlook is not encouraging at all if one takes into account that the supply will not be resumed until several of the request points are met. that the members of the union who are part of the service stations have.
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