I thought these developments in Ecuador might be of interest to the list.
It highlights the difficulties of maintaining subsidies on bottled gas.
For the Spanish deficient, the articles discuss the scarcity of subsidized
gas in certain provinces of Ecuador that is forcing some to cook with wood
to feed their families. Reasons for the scarcities are usually black
market reselling of gas to unauthorized users, such as restaurants, taxis,
cars, buses, etc., smuggling of gas to Colombia, and production
shortages. (Ironically, Ecuador, a member of OPEC, is often forced to
purchase LPG from Colombia at market rates to meet demand for subsidized
bottled gas)
<http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2013/05/08/nota/910461/imbabura-obligados-cocinar-lena-debido-escasez-gas>
<http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2013/05/08/nota/910451/venta-cilindros-es-irregular-rios-esmeraldas>
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