1.   A fuel shortage got the holiday season off to a rocky start, and promises to cause further problems this month.

2.   It rarely suffers the power cuts, fuel shortages and subsiding roads that plague Lagos and other big cities.

3.   The government will announce interim measures to tackle fuel shortages.

4.   They said there was a fuel shortage.

5.   The decision came in response to an acute fuel shortage which worsened during December.

6.   Arizonans could be exposed to blackouts, higher costs and fuel shortages under a proposal to ensure a natural gas supply for California.

7.   At the gleaming new international airport, travelers pack into planes as airlines cut flights to cope with fuel shortages.

8.   Because of aviation fuel shortages, some passenger flights have been cancelled or rerouted in Lyon.