"Possessor," the Ministry of Economics company responsible for the state’s petroleum product reserves, conducts inspections every six months at the terminals where state reserves are stored. No fuel shortages or substandard quality have been found, but during the latest inspections in December, bacterial contamination was found at the bottom of the tanks at most terminals. This indicates the accumulation of water and sediment in the fuel.

"We would like to emphasise that minor bact...