Fuel continues accumulating at Mexico’s ports and storage terminals, the government and state-run Pemex said on Wednesday, as the government struggles to accelerate deliveries to gas stations via truck instead of speedier pipelines. In a bid to halt rampant theft of gasoline and diesel, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered key pipelines closed starting in late December, which has caused shortages and sparked concerns about the economic impact if the shortfalls are prolonged. Mexico currently has almost 7 million barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in dozens of tankers anchored around Pemex’s ports waiting to discharge. Some 5.3 million barrels more are stored at terminals, said Pemex Chief Executive Octavio Romero. In a press conference with Lopez Obrador, Romero […]