Crisis among oil distributors and transporters may lead to petrol scarcity in Rivers – PETROAN

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association (PETROAN) has called on the Rivers State governments to intervene in a crisis involving distributors and transport operators in the oil and gas sector, or else it could lead to scarcity of Petroleum products in the state.

In a statement issued on Saturday by the National Public Relations Officer of PETROAN, Joseph Obele, the association said the crisis is being fueled by the “obstructive activities” of another association – Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP).

PETROAN described ADITOP as “a new group trying to enter the oil and gas sector without following proper procedures… They are using Rivers State as a testing ground for their nationwide expansion.”

PETROAN argued that ADITOP is not endorsed in the oil and gas sector, specifically by stakeholders such as the Minister of Petroleum and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).

“NUPENG has already…