Authorities are investigating a hurriedly imported stock of gasoline into the country that may have led to a contaminated fuel leak into the open market, wrecking a large number of vehicles while scaring other motorists from filling up.
A stock of 20,000 tons from Singapore in mid-July is at the centre of investigations at the moment, Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha told the Sunday Times. The stock was brought in a hurry to stave off an impending fuel shortage due to an interruption in supply for some eight days at the main oil installation in Sapugaskanda owing to a technical breakdown and a delay in the scheduled shipment around the same time, he said. Full story
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