When the issue first came up, the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC) denied the shortage, claiming there is sufficient gasoline in the country for regular and normal supply. Despite the denial, the situation of limited supply of gasoline continue to persist as only two recognized vendors – Petrol Trade (SP) and TOTAL – were selling gasoline, at regular price, too. He told FrontPageAfrica that the Ministry and the LPRC were misled by the inventory of stock they had in the tankers. According to him, the 4.4 million gallons that reflected on the inventory could have supplied the country for 26 days. Tarpeh, the current situation is expected to last a about a week before the situation comes to normality.

Source: Front Page Africa January 29, 2020 07:07 UTC