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Saudi Aramco Says Pump Malfunction Behind Fuel Shortage in Jazan

Saudi Aramco said it is working to fix a technical failure at a pump in Jazan as quickly as possible to provide petroleum derivatives on Wednesday. (File/AFP)
Saudi Aramco said it is working to fix a technical failure at a pump in Jazan as quickly as possible to provide petroleum derivatives on Wednesday. (File/AFP)
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Saudi Aramco Says Pump Malfunction Behind Fuel Shortage in Jazan

Saudi Aramco said it is working to fix a technical failure at a pump in Jazan as quickly as possible to provide petroleum derivatives on Wednesday. (File/AFP)
Saudi Aramco said it is working to fix a technical failure at a pump in Jazan as quickly as possible to provide petroleum derivatives on Wednesday. (File/AFP)

Saudi Aramco announced on Wednesday a malfunction in one of the pumps at the petroleum derivatives distribution station in Saudi Arabia’s southern region.

The state oil giant said its teams were working to fix the issue shortly.

“Our technical teams are working around the clock to fix the technical malfunction, as soon as possible, and provide the petroleum products that the Jazan region needs from the station, without interruption.”

It also said that supplies of petroleum products have gradually returned.

The failure occurred in one of the pumps at the petroleum derivatives distribution station in Jazan and led to a shortage in some petroleum derivatives at a number of fuel stations in the region.

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Türkiye's Central Bank Lowers Key Interest Rate to 47.5%

A girl sells plastic items to people in the Kadikoy district in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A girl sells plastic items to people in the Kadikoy district in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Türkiye's Central Bank Lowers Key Interest Rate to 47.5%

A girl sells plastic items to people in the Kadikoy district in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A girl sells plastic items to people in the Kadikoy district in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Türkiye’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5% on Thursday, carrying out its first rate cut in nearly two years as it tries to control soaring inflation.
Citing slowing inflation, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it was reducing its one-week repo rate to 47.5% from the current 50%.
The committee said in a statement that the overall inflation trend was “flat” in November and that indicators suggest it is likely to decline in December, The Associated Press reported.

Demand within the country was slowing, helping to reduce inflation, it said.
Inflation in Türkiye surged in recent years due to declining foreign reserves and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unconventional economic policy of lowering rates as a way to tame inflation — which he later abandoned.
Inflation stood at 47% in November, after having peaked at 85% in late 2022, although independent economists say the real rate is much higher than the official figures.

Most economists argue that higher interest rates help control inflation, but the Turkish leader had fired central bank governors for failing to fall in line with his previous rate-cutting policies.

Following a return to more conventional policies under a new economic team, the central bank raised interest rates from 8.5% to 50% between May 2023 and March 2024. The bank had kept rates steady at 50% until Thursday's rate cut.
The high inflation has left many households struggling to afford basic goods, such as food and housing.