(ABN - Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias) - "President Hugo Chávez said one of the issues being evaluated by the government is the rise in petrol prices, saying it is 'fair and necessary' (...)

He also asked the population to rearrange their petrol consumption and explained that the government is studying new alternatives regarding fuel for transport, including natural gas.

According to President Chávez, should the rise be implemented, it would only affect 95 octane petrol and not diesel or gas, which are the main fuels used in public transport, freight lorries and other vehicles (...)".