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Fuel Dealers Allege OMCs Are Choking Diesel Supply as Pumps Run Dry

The association is urging OGRA to enforce proportional deliveries before the scheduled price update at midnight.

Overview

  • In a Nov 14 letter, the Petrol Pump Dealers Association told the regulator that oil marketing companies have curtailed high‑speed diesel for the past week.
  • The group alleges some companies refused to deliver while others imposed strict caps, resulting in stations running dry nationwide.
  • Dealers report cancelled orders and fuel trucks waiting hours at depots without being loaded.
  • They link the squeeze to expectations of a fuel price revision due tonight and request allocations based on each station’s regular sales.
  • No public response from OGRA or the companies was reported, while government‑set prices from Nov 1 stand at Rs265.45 per litre for petrol and Rs278.44 for diesel.