Chavez Offers Limitless Fuel To Haiti

[tekisui]

Source: Black Star News

In response to severe gasoline shortages that have plagued Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation on January 12, President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela would provide Haiti with all the gasoline and diesel that it needs.

He made the announcement on his weekly talk show, Alo Presidente, on Sunday, January 17.

A shipment of 225,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel from PDVSA, Venezuela’s state owned oil company, will be received on Thursday by the Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo, S.A. (Refidomsa) refinery in the Dominican Republic for use in Haiti. The shipment will include gasoline and other oil products for the generation of electricity and for vehicles, including airplanes.

Prior to the earthquake, Haiti consumed 11,000 barrels of oil products per day.

more: http://blackstarnews.com/news/122/ARTICLE/6226/2010-01-19.html

[Octafish]

1. Socialists dictators are more generous than Capitalist dictators.

Socialist generals also more generous than Capitalists, in general.

[Xenotime]

3. Agreed. This isn't his first time of generosity. He has done this before.

[Gregorian]

2. I didn't expect Exxon, Mobil, et. al. to step up to the plate.

The almighty dollar is so important to us over on this side of the continent. I'll change my tune the minute I hear they are donating their billions in daily profit towards helping people who are suffering.