Fuel crisis: Supply to some petrol stations resumes

LAHORE:

Several petrol stations in the city received supply from Machike depots on Tuesday, slightly alleviating the fuel crisis that has gripped the city for a week. 

A city government official said 3.1 million litres of petrol had been supplied in the city by Tuesday night. A control room had been set up at the DCO’s office to monitor the sale of petrol.

He said members of the Petrol Pumps’ Association and city government officials would monitor sale of petrol to fuel stations in the city. He said 1.32 million litres had been supplied to PSO pumps, 0.83 million litres to Shell stations, 0.45 million litres to Total stations, 0.24 million litres to Caltex, 165,000 litres to APL and 100,000 to Hesco pumps on Tuesday. The spokesperson said the sale of loose petrol had been banned till further orders.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 21^st, 2015.