Mexicans scramble for gasoline as stations run dry

Jan 08, 20190

Marco Ugarte – Associated Press count

Legislators hold up protest signs with a message that reads in Spanish: "Bring down the price of gasoline" after Mexico's incoming President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in at the National Congress, in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador took the oath of office Saturday as Mexico's first leftist president in over 70 years, marking a turning point in one of the world's most radical experiments in opening markets and privatization. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are scrambling for gasoline amid long lines at gas stations and widespread shortages prompted by a change in distribution methods aimed at stemming fuel theft.

State oil company Petroleos Mexicanos said the use of more secure transportation methods has resulted in delays for fuel delivery to gas stations in the states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico and Queretaro. It is urging consumers not to panic or hoard gasoline, promising that supply will soon stabilize.

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