From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts. Since the latest surge pushed oil above $100 a barrel, protesters have burned tires and cars in Guatemala and Syria to express their rage. Portugal’s roads have featured cars crawling in protest with honking horns after diesel reached a record high of more than $9 a gallon.

In the developing countries of Asia, which are heavily reliant on Middle Eastern energy and deep in debt from earlier efforts to offset war impacts, transport systems and governments are facing enormous strain. Fuel shortages and long lines at the pump are slowing economies along with strikes by taxi drivers and laborers. The New York Times is monitoring global flash points including Indonesia, where residents in Makassar reported shortages of cooking gas and rolling blackouts, and drivers pushed motorbikes with empty tanks.

In the Philippines, fishermen along Manila Bay are staying in port due to fuel costs. In Vietnam, Grab ride-hailing drivers called for a boycott to protest low pay caused by rising fuel costs. Modesto Floranda, leader of a 70,000-strong group of Filipino bus drivers, said working 15 to 18 hours a day now only earns enough for a single meal.

The government has offered one-time payments of about $80 to public transportation drivers, but said it is not enough. In Guatemala, transport workers and Indigenous activists marched through the streets of Guatemala City. The government’s calculations before the war assumed oil prices would be around $70 a barrel, and public debt has soared since the conflict started.