President Leonel Fernandez has instructed all public and de-centralized government institutions to reduce fuel and energy consumption by 20%, as reported in the Listin Diario. This measure is aimed at easing the adverse situation produced by the constant increases in prices of crude oil on the international market. The information was offered by the Presidential Administrative Secretary, Luis Manuel Bonetti, who also said that an official commission appointed by the President will travel to Venezuela to discuss aspects related to the Petro-Caribbean agreement. He stated that Dominicans must make saving fuel and energy their first priority.