Switzerland's only refinery has experienced a technical failure, compounded by supply constraints caused by restrictions on the Rhine River. Switzerland has released some of the country's oil reserves. The Swiss Federal Office for Economic Supply issued a statement on Tuesday saying that in the next 13 days, up to 30,000 cubic meters of diesel and the same amount of gasoline will be extracted from national reserves. The total volume of the two types of oil is about 189,000 barrels, less than 3% of the total reserves of diesel and gasoline. The Cressier refinery in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel temporarily stopped production last week due to a technical failure. The government said the refinery can meet more than 30% of the country's demand for petroleum products, and normal production is expected to resume in mid-September. Due to the low water level of the Rhine, transportation at the port of Basel was blocked, and Switzerland had already faced pressure on oil supply. The government said it may approve further use of reserves if supply difficulties continue.

Switzerland's only refinery has experienced a technical failure, compounded by supply constraints caused by restrictions on the Rhine River. Switzerland has released some of the country's oil reserves. The Swiss Federal Office for Economic Supply issued a statement on Tuesday saying that in the next 13 days, up to 30,000 cubic meters of diesel and the same amount of gasoline will be extracted from national reserves. The total volume of the two types of oil is about 189,000 barrels, less than 3% of the total reserves of diesel and gasoline. The Cressier refinery in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel temporarily stopped production last week due to a technical failure. The government said the refinery can meet more than 30% of the country's demand for petroleum products, and normal production is expected to resume in mid-September. Due to the low water level of the Rhine, transportation at the port of Basel was blocked, and Switzerland had already faced pressure on oil supply. The government said it may approve further use of reserves if supply difficulties continue.