Mexico Gasoline Crisis

Maybe it was two years ago, around this time in January or February． It was found that mafia group had been stealing gasoline from the pipeline that distribute gasoline to different parts of the country.

Mexico’s oil industry had been controlled by the government until recently. What the industry does is to produce oil, export it the US, and import gasoline back. I wonder why the government does not invest in the refinery technology more so that Mexico can do a lot more with its resource but it must have its own reasons…

Anyways, what was stolen had been sold in black. Someone must have been getting a lot of profit. To prevent further loss, the government shut the pipeline, and started transporting the gasoline using tank trucks. The problem with tank trucks is that they are inefficient.

Because of the inefficiency, all of the gas stations in the central Mexico ran out of gas. Many cars drove around looking for a gas station that still has gas but many stopped looking, eventually to save what is left in their tank. It was a big hit on Cab and Uber drivers. No gas, no business so, many of them lined up in front of gas stations for hours.

The crisis lasted for a month or two. During the crisis, some people went creative, and came up with those below. These works have been shored with me by my colleague, S.R.

Off the topic, but this guy is one of a kind. He was in Mexican Air Force, parachuting from the sky, and combat on the ground. One time, he drove one of the company vehicle, Mazda 2, got into an accident. I have no idea how it happened but some how, the little Mazda 2 rolled several times to the side, and stuck in the ditch.

The car was completely crashed, and bystanderds thought the driver was seriously injured, or possibly dead. When we received a call, another one of my colleagues rushed to the site, where S.R. was standing by the chunk of metal, without a scar!

Anyways, going back to the gasoline crisis, here are the creative art of the crisis shared by S.R.

People, really, are creative…!

The god of gasoline, Huachicoloyotl

The State Security Force Searching the Clues of Scarce Hydrocarbon Case

Will You Marry Me?