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EL SALVADOR'S MAYORS SIDESTEP GOVERNMENT ON UNIQUE FUEL DEAL WITH VENEZUELA.

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El Salvador's Asociacion Internacional de Energia para El Salvador (ENEPASA) has closed a deal with Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) that eliminates the intermediary and promises to funnel less expensive fuel into the gas tanks of the country's drivers. The alcaldias taking advantage of the deal are for the most part governed by Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) mayors. Thus, there is more to it than cheap gas. This deal is also about rebuffing President Antonio Saca, the legacy of Shafik Handal, and the further adventures of the Alternativa Bolivariana para las Americas (ALBA) in Central America.

Carlos Ruiz is mayor of Soyapango. He is also president of ENEPASA. He said that ENEPASA would supply 30% of the automotive fuels consumed in the country. El Salvador burns between 30 million and 40 million gallons a month. Ruiz expects ENEPASA's share of the market to increase as intermediaries and speculators are driven from the supply chain, resulting in lower, more stable prices at the pump. Both gasoline and diesel are in the deal.

On March 20, the FMLN mayors signed the agreement in Caracas, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez present....

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