Vehicles choke gas stations
Manama : A study by the DTNews has revealed that each petrol station in Bahrain is providing gasoline and diesel for over 14,500 vehicles.
Vehicles make a long line every other day at the gas stations to fill their vehicles with gasoline and diesel.
Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said, according to the data released by the General Directorate of Traffic, there are 653,040 vehicles in Bahrain registered by the end of 2016, and 45 stations currently in operation.
The minister was replying to a question raised by MP Khalid Al Shaer in the House of Representatives on the number of land and marine petrol stations currently operating in Bahrain.
The minister was also responding to points raised on the demand of constructing more petrol stations at vital areas such as Manama, Budaiya and Galali.
More analytically, Shaikh Mohammed said that “there are seven marine petrol stations at different ports to provide boats with gasoline, and 45 land stations to provide diesel and gasoline.
More details will be discussed in the weekly convention of the MPs on Tuesday, he said.
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