Fuel Queues Continue In States

Although the long queues of motorists have reduced⬇ considerably in Abuja and other neighboring states, the fuel situation is yet to normalize as at yesterday.

This is despite the directive by the Federal Executive Council to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachukwu, to end the scarcity by weekend.

There were still lines of vehicles waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit in and around the Federal Capital Territory even as hawkers traded it freely in jerrycans.

Meanwhile, Brent crude oil prices jumped above⬆ $65 per barrel after the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline knocked out significant supplies from a market that was already tightening due to OPEC-led production cuts.

Britain's Forties oil pipeline, the country's largest at a capacity of 450,000 barrels per day (bpd), shut down on Monday after cracks were revealed.

Source: saharareporters

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