The Parliament will hear the caretaker Minister of Finance Georgi Klisurski, the Director of the Customs Agency Georgi Dimov, the Chairman of the State Agency “State Reserve and Wartime Stocks” Asen Asenov, and the special commercial manager of “Lukoil Neftohim Burgas” - AD Rumen Spetsov in an extraordinary session today at 1:00 PM regarding the supply of fuels. The session has been convened by the Speaker of the National Assembly Raya Nazaryan, it is reported on the Parliament's website.
The request is from the parliamentary group “DPS-New Beginning” and was submitted last Friday. In it, the MPs demand that the competent authorities provide information on the state's readiness to ensure the necessary quantities of fuels for the needs of the population and industry in connection with the crisis caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as what measures the government is considering to deal with the price shock caused by this crisis.
In the motives, the initiators of the request for a hearing state that about 20% of the world's supplies of crude oil and petroleum products, as well as about 20% of the world's supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), are logistically transported through the Strait of Hormuz. The prices of crude oil and LNG are rising rapidly, and the trend is difficult to predict at this moment, add “DPS-New Beginning”. The political force also says that they share the concerns of Bulgarian citizens and businesses that the exacerbated situation may affect the rhythmic supply of oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas, as well as adversely affect the final prices of these products.
A few days ago, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said that Bulgaria receives oil and fuels from destinations that are not affected by the hostilities at this moment. There are no interrupted deliveries to the country. There are sufficient fuel reserves in the state reserve, and the owners of gas stations also confirm that they have stocks and that the market is calm, Gyurov added.