The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it is closing in on fuel smuggling scams that have already resulted in three trucks being impounded at the ZRA Makeni Enforcement Center. ZRA Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda said the trucks were declared as transit Cargo to DRC by Fedrol Cargo Logistics, a Zambian Clearing Agent. “One of the […]
Energy Regulatory Commission Director General Pavel Oimeke speaks during a media briefing at Crown Plaza Hotel, Nairobi, on July 11, 2017. The commission is championing the use of renewable energy. This week, Pavel Oimeke, director-deneral, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), responds to your questions. 1. The current formula for setting fuel prices has been […]
Two men have been sentenced for a £500,000 fuel laundering fraud after they left DNA and fingerprints at an illegal processing plant in Newry. By Jonathan McCambridge Ronan Kelly, 34 of Park View, Cloughoge, and Barry Fegan, 33, and of Bernish Crescent, Cloughoge, were arrested at a property on Forkhill Road in Newry by HM Revenue […]
By Lyse Comins Durban – 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. Fuel Retailers Association (FRA) chief executive Reggie Sibiya said fuel shortages were being felt by “various oil companies and wholesalers” […]
Thieves have also been using a non-operational natural gas pipeline that runs parallel to a Pemex duct Amid an ongoing crackdown on fuel theft, Mexico’s petroleum plunderers are going underground – literally: they have built tunnels in at least three states to transport stolen fuel. According to a report by the newspaper Milenio, huachicoleros, as […]