The two major fuel wholesalers in the Cayman Islands have a combined 30–day supply of gasoline and a 17–day combined supply of diesel fuel, according to Chief Petroleum Inspector Gary McTaggart.

Caribbean Utilities Company also has a ten day supply of diesel fuel on hand to help sustain power generation.

Rumours circulating the islands prior to the storm that oil companies only had a two–day supply of fuel stored here were false, Mr. McTaggart said.

One of the companies, Chevron–Texaco, does have just five days of gasoline stored but Mr. McTaggart said he didn’t expect there would be any issues.

"There was an Esso fuel tanker sitting off the coast waiting for this storm to pass before it come in to re–supply," he said. "And I feel pretty sure that Texaco will be right behind."

Several gas stations around Grand Cayman ran out of petrol Wednesday and Thursday as motorists rushed to fill their tanks ahead of the storm.

Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts said that situation is entirely normal when there’s greater demand, and extra fuel is simply brought on supply trucks.

Most petrol stations on Grand Cayman had closed down by late Friday morning.