Libya – The spokesman for Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, Ahmed Al-Masallati, said that the shortage of cooking gas in the Mountain region is mainly due to disruptions in gas supplies and irregular tanker arrivals. He also blamed some distributors for illegal practices, including selling their quotas on the parallel market.
Al-Masallati, speaking in a phone interview with Libya Al-Ahrar TV, stated that supplies are still reaching mountain areas. The company recently distributed about 1,200 cylinders in the city of Zintan and around 600 cylinders in Nalut through its distribution network.
He noted that operational restrictions and safety concerns related to gas production and tanker movement are affecting the regular supply of needed quantities.
Al-Masallati added that the company regularly posts the names of distributors who received their orders on its official page. However, he accused some of taking advantage of the crisis to sell a large portion of their allocations outside formal channels, depriving citizens of their needs.
He urged security and oversight authorities to intensify monitoring, protect cylinder distribution points, and better organize supply operations.
He said filling points remain open in Zintan and Nalut, with plans to open another point soon in the city of Jadu to increase operational and distribution capacity.
Al-Masallati could not specify when the shortage will end, explaining that stability in gas supply and more regular tanker arrivals are required. Changes in tanker schedules directly affect order preparation and delivery.
Despite increased consumption during the winter, he assured residents that the crisis is temporary. He expects gas availability to improve once a third tanker docks in the coming days.
He praised the work of security bodies, facility guards, and the company’s industrial security teams, and called for stronger security, better monitoring at distribution sites, and more orderly behavior during waiting lines.