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The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has allayed fears of a looming fuel shortage in the country.<\/p>\n
There are reports that some filling stations are out of stock. This follows the Institute for Energy Security\u2019s prediction a few weeks ago of fuel shortages in the country.<\/p>\n
Some social media users have also complained about their inability to get fuel at various oil marketing companies, particularly Goil.<\/p>\n
Citi News<\/strong> checks on Friday, May 13, 2022, also indicated that many customers were turned away from some fuel stations due to the lack of fuel.<\/p>\n The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in response said the country has adequate supplies for at least three weeks; however, more supply of fuel is expected in the country in the coming days.<\/p>\n Speaking on The Big Issue, <\/strong>Mr. Duncan Amoah said there was no cause for alarm.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is clearly a challenge in the system, and that is indisputable. What I want to clarify is that there is no need for the public to panic.\u201d<\/p>\n He explained that \u201cfollowing some maintenance works done a few weeks ago, the system was unable to get the quantities needed for the markets. Contrary to reports of fuel shortage at Goil especially, because a lot of the OMCs are unable to get the diesel, Goil had to produce almost two times the volumes they had to produce.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n