On March 8, recorded at many gas stations in Ho Chi Minh City such as 3 Thang 2, Vo Thi Sau, Nguyen Van Cu streets... customers came to refuel mainly according to daily travel needs, no jostling or long waiting occurred. Pumps are always ready to serve, no hoarding or limited sales occurred.
An employee at a gas station on Lien Tinh street said that the number of customers has increased compared to normal days. The store continues to import gasoline to serve customers, there is no shortage of goods or interruption of supply. According to this employee, the store always proactively reserves a certain amount of gasoline and oil and receives additional goods according to the schedule from the supplier, thereby still ensuring to serve the needs of the people.
Records at a gas station on Nguyen Van Cu street show that only a few motorbikes stop by to refuel. Each transaction takes place quickly, customers only take a few minutes to complete.
Representatives of Petrolimex Saigon said that inventory at the Petrolimex system is maintained for about 23-25 days and is expected to continue to import more goods in the next 10 days. Similarly, PV Oil Saigon said that the unit is maintaining inventory and has a supply output to the market of about 3.5 million liters/day.
However, according to representatives of these businesses, the biggest difficulty currently lies in transportation in the inner city, when tanker trucks must comply with regulations restricting trucks from entering the city. Therefore, businesses propose that the city consider creating conditions for gasoline and oil transport vehicles to circulate more flexibly, in order to shorten the time to bring goods from warehouses to retail stores.
Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy - Deputy Head of Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Sub-Department (QLTT), emphasized that the market management force continues to monitor, inspect and closely supervise gasoline and oil business activities in the area, promptly detect and handle violations. Strengthening supervision is to ensure the gasoline and oil market operates stably.
This agency also requested the Market Management Teams to specifically assign and assign the supervisory responsibility of each leader and each civil servant of the unit to each gasoline and oil business establishment.
At the same time, the leader of the Sub-Department said that if the Market Management Teams loosen management, do not promptly grasp information to handle, report and seek opinions on handling violations and signs that cause consequences, the head must be responsible.
In addition, in the context of the complicated international situation, the Market Management Teams need to strengthen monitoring and grasp the market situation, supply and demand developments, and gasoline and oil selling prices. The Market Management force needs to promptly detect unusual signs such as: goods shortages, unreasonable price increases, supply disruptions and sales suspensions without legitimate reasons.
