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ZRA Busts Fuel Smuggling Scam, Impounds 3…

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 […]

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” […]

Petroleum thieves turn to tunnels to move…

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 […]

Despite Vast Oil Reserves, Venezuela Smuggling Gasoline…

Despite having the world’s largest oil reserves, years of mismanagement and theft have led Venezuela to a bizarre turn of events. Gasoline is so scarce in the country that, in recent months, smugglers have been bringing it in from Colombia and Brazil, a complete reversal of traditional routes. Colombian officials in the northern border departments […]

Why Is There No Gas in Venezuela?…

Our country is experiencing an unprecedented shortage of fuel, even in Caracas. What are the causes and the solutions? Simón Herrera Celis May 15, 2020 Why regular folks have no access to fuel in the country? A conjunction of old and new facts explains the situation; refineries in Venezuela, all state-owned, are practically shut down. […]

Can fuel theft be stopped once and…

By James Osborne WASHINGTON – Almost as long as people have been drilling oil and turning it into fuel, there have been criminals ready to steal that fuel for sale on the black market. But sophisticated new techniques in chemical fuel marking are starting to make a dent in developing countries where fuel theft proliferates, […]

Successful Fuel Marking Programme an Economic Lifeline…

The current contract for the fuel marking scheme expires in a few months, but it seems highly likely that Maputo will choose to continue the programme. After two devastating cyclones and a deadly uptick in terrorist activity in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique’s economy was starting to recover—only for the coronavirus pandemic to […]

Streamlined Gasoline Regulations Proposed by EPA –…

The EPA is proposing a major reorganization of its Clean Air Act (CAA) Fuels and Fuels Additive regulations (40 CFR Part 80). In the proposed revisions, the Agency says it seeks to adopt a “holistic” approach that consolidates many different and overlapping regulations in Part 80 into a new Part 1090. The revisions “will better […]