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Oimeke: Firms hoarding oil will have their…

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 […]

Pair sentenced for £500,000 fuel laundering fraud…

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 […]

Fuel retailers threaten shutdown over petrol, diesel…

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” […]

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EPRA to tighten grip on fuel adulteration…

•The cost of kerosene dropped by Sh18 on Tuesday to retail at Sh77.28 in Nairobi •While poor households rely on kerosene for lighting and cooking, most of kerosene was going to fuel adulteration prior to the Finance Act 2018 The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) says it is ready to combat fuel adulteration given […]

All new petrol and diesel cars must…

MPs want action to reduce the 40,000 early deaths a year that are linked to Britain’s poor air quality ALL new petrol and diesel cars must be banned from the roads within 12 years, MPs have declared. They called Britain’s pollution problem “a national health emergency” and said the current target of 2040 “lacks sufficient […]

ERC talks tough on fuel adulteration ::…

NAIROBI, KENYA: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued tough warning to petroleum transporters in a strategy aimed at curbing fuel adulteration. The industry regulator now says that companies whose road tankers will be found transporting adulterated petroleum products or parked in unlicensed petroleum storage facilities shall have their operating licenses revoked. Further, petroleum road tanker […]

Crushing petroleum products adulteration through fuel marking

The practice of adulteration is nothing new and unscrupulous elements indulge in it without any fear of the legal implications. There is almost no industry that is spared in this regard. Adulteration is rampant in food items, petroleum products , paints, etc. It goes unchecked as law enforcers are unable to check the practice. The […]

If you are aware, complain: MoEA Minister…

November 28, 2017 News Leave a comment 2,204 Views Economic Affairs Minister Lekey Dorji on November 24 urged that concerned person should come forward and file complaint with office concerned if he or she can prove cases of adulteration at the fuel station. Adulteration, the minister said, was a serious and punishable offence. The minister […]

Stopping oil adulteration: British firm seeking long-term…

Currently, Pakistani refineries are producing kerosene oil without adding any dye, which makes it difficult to detect its mixing with high-speed diesel. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: UK-based company Authentix is seeking to win extension in its contract for fuel marking in kerosene oil in an effort to stop its mixing with the expensive high-speed diesel. A technical […]