No Adulterated Fuel On Market — BOST Assures
Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal, Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST) has assured the public that no adulterated fuel has found its way onto the market.
The MD gave this assurance during a press briefing at the Kumasi Depot of BOST on Tuesday following the detection of adulterated products transported to that depot.
Mr Provencal recounted that nine trucks carrying adulterated products were discovered by their staff during their pre-discharge tests.
He explained that one driver has along with the nine trucks carrying the adulterated products have been impounded as investigations continue.
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The MD explained that a search has been mounted for the drivers of the other eight trucks to assist with investigations.
He said the company is taking all necessary steps to ensure the anomaly does not repeat itself.
Mr Provencal noted that BOST has stringent protocols in place for the testing and loading of their vessels before they are transported and also before they are offloaded at their destination to ensure that the same products dispatched is the same product being offloaded.
He was particularly happy that their protocols have proven effective as the adulterated fuel was discovered by their staff in the course of testing.
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“No adulterated product will find its way into our tanks let alone get onto the market” he emphasized.
He said new technology will also be introduced to better safeguard the system and prevent similar occurrences in the future.
STORY BY MICHAEL OFOSU-AFRIYIE, KUMASI.