Fuel retailers are facing petrol and diesel shortages due to problems with the petroleum supply chain and have threatened to shut down service stations until their plea is taken seriously. TheMercurySA
Fuel Retailers Association chief executive Reggie Sibiya said yesterday that fuel shortages were being felt by “various oil companies and wholesalers” in the country.
He said fuel retailers were held in breach of contract when they ran out of fuel, but there was no recourse against oil companies for supply shortages because of “onerous and one-sided agreements”.He said various reasons had been proffered for the shortage but were difficult to pin down. “The government to date has not sufficiently addressed all the recommendations that came out of the Moerane Commission report in about 2005/2006, especially in the area of sufficient storage capacity,” Sibiya said. The report also looked at the area of planned scheduling of refinery shutdowns.
Road Freight Association chief executive Gavin Kelly said inland depots were struggling with diesel shortages, although business was “ticking over” for truckers who had cut some operations. “They need to prioritise the maintenance that has been delayed and get that done as soon as possible. The other thing is that the SAPS needs to guard the pipeline,” he said.
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