The Malagasy Office of Hydrocarbons (OMH) and the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons are united in affirming that there is no shortage to fear. High-ranking officials from both the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons and the OMH addressed the matter. "At this very moment, a ship carrying diesel and premium fuel is docking at the port of Toamasina. This is absolutely not a supply problem that prompted us to limit fuel volumes authorized for sale in mobile containers," explained Odilon Rivonjaka, interim general director of the OMH, during a press conference yesterday. On the ground, reality confirms these statements. "We have sufficient fuel quantities. For now, no cancellation orders or delivery disruptions are reported," confides a source within a capital-based distributor. Dr Adolphe Rakotonandrasana, secretary general of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, emphasized that direct vehicle fueling faces no restrictions. "There is no limit on the quantity of fuel you can purchase if it is poured directly into a vehicle's tank," he assures. Drift According to authorities, the restriction is based on technical, safety, and economic imperatives. "Service stations are intended for retail sales. However, a drift has been observed recently: certain operators arrive at stations with mobile tankers with capacities up to 25,000 liters to refuel at the pump," they explain. The prices applied at service stations are subsidized and reserved for individuals. According to legal frameworks and sector practices, professionals and large consumers (B2B) must obligatorily obtain supplies through specific wholesale contracts concluded directly with oil companies. By refueling directly at the pump, these large consumers bypass the legal wholesale distribution circuit. This behavior unduly increases the State's financial burden, which subsidizes pump prices, and diverts a social mechanism originally designed to protect the purchasing power of ordinary citizens. Miangaly Ralitera