# Vietnam to continue facing difficulties securing fuel supplies, minister says | Reuters

> Hundreds of petrol stations in Vietnam's largest cities have shut or limited sales due to fuel supply difficulties. The Vietnamese industry minister said the dollar's rise is making fuel imports more expensive for importers. The dong has lost about 8% against the dollar this year.

- Date: 2022-11-05 · published 2022-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38982-vietnam-to-continue-facing-difficulties-securing-fuel-supplies-minister-says
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Fuel supply stress and costlier dollar-denominated imports raise transport and processing costs for feed distribution in Vietnam, supporting diesel prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [US truckers' diesel spending hits record high on Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19889-us-truckers-diesel-spending-hits-record-high-on-middle-east-conflict-reuters.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2023-12-13 | [Fuel tankers face long slog as Panama Canal drought reroutes flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32878-fuel-tankers-face-long-slog-as-panama-canal-drought-reroutes-flows.md) | +8.5% | +6.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-05 | [Cost of U.S. diesel exports to Latin America rise on shortage \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42029-cost-of-u-s-diesel-exports-to-latin-america-rise-on-shortage-reuters.md) | -8.6% | +22.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-19 | [Traders rush to supply fuel to the U.S. as Texas freeze bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48823-traders-rush-to-supply-fuel-to-the-u-s-as-texas-freeze-bites.md) | +4.0% | -3.0% |
| DIESEL | 2017-01-18 | [Fuel hikes set to consolidate Mexican trucking sector \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73149-fuel-hikes-set-to-consolidate-mexican-trucking-sector-journal-of-commerce.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/vietnam-continue-facing-difficulties-securing-fuel-supplies-minister-2022-11-05/

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