BP says nearly a third of its UK fuel stations running on empty
BP (BP.L) said nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday as panic buying forced the government to Continue Reading
More BP Stations in U.K. Run Out of Fuel Amid Panic Buying
BP Plc, the second-largest fuel retailer in the U.K., said it has run out of the main grades at almost a third of its stations in the country following days Continue Reading
Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying
At least half of UK petrol stations outside the motorway network have run out of fuel after Britons engaged in panic buying in response to disruption to fuel supplies caused Continue Reading
U.K. offers thousands of visas to foreign truckers to ease driver shortage.
A gas station near London on Sunday. The government in Britain has said that 5,000 fuel tanker and food truck drivers would be allowed to work in the country for Continue Reading
Fuel supply: Visas won’t solve petrol supply issues – retailers
PA Media Offering temporary visas to foreign lorry drivers will not be enough to solve supply chain issues, retailers and hauliers have said. The government’s planned measures would not fix Continue Reading
Panic buying leaves up to 90% of fuel pumps dry in major British cities
Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers that Continue Reading
Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites
Britain is expected to announce plans to issue temporary visas to truck drivers to alleviate an acute labor shortage that has led to fuel rationing at some filling stations and Continue Reading
BP closes UK petrol forecourts due to drivers shortage
Oil company BP (BP.L) said on Thursday it had temporarily closed some of its petrol forecourts in Britain after its ability to transport fuel from refineries was hit by an Continue Reading
Don’t panic buy, Britain tells consumers
Consumers should not panic buy products as Britain is not heading back into a 1970s-style “winter of discontent” of strikes and power shortages, a junior minister said on Thursday. Soaring Continue Reading
BP To Ration Petrol At UK Service Stations As Supplies Dwindle
Compounding the ongoing UK energy crisis is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of Continue Reading