That reflects the imposition of the value-added-tax on oil and electricity, plus the seasonal increase in demand because of Christmas.

Agriculture came in better and remittances continued to be good. These two factors reduced the impact of higher oil prices on spending.

We have to draw consequences from what happened, not just on gas but also regarding oil and electricity.

For the longest time we couldn't tell what was going on (without electricity). We had no information coming in at all,

The highest value for oil is going to be feedstocks for chemicals, ... It's pretty much indefensible to just burn it in SUVs.

Waste oil is the largest byproduct of our business, and we use that byproduct to make something of value and contribute back to local communities.