The company said non-compliance by the oil marketers was jeopardising the country’s fuel supply situation by failing to maintain required minimum operational stocks. Marketers allowed to use KPC’s infrastructure are supposed to sustain a minimum amount of petroleum products in the system. The marketers are also supposed to leave 550,000 litres in the pipeline system, which helps in pumping other products and referred to as line-fill. Fuel stock-outsManaging Director Joe Sang said the company had given all non-compliant oil marketers 90 days to ensure that they have the required minimum operational stocks. Energy and Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau said the ministry is already looking into ways to ensure compliance by oil marketers, particularly small and mid-tier marketers.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2017 17:48 UTC