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Article: Fuel could soon be the new crisis on the block.(News)
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- The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2008
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BYLINE: Eleanor Momberg
The South African fuel industry is facing a crisis that is going to make Eskom's problems look like a picnic, the Fuel Retailers' Association (FRA) says.
This is because the pipelines used to get fuel from refineries along the coast to inland distribution points are crumbling and refineries past their lifespan are unable to cope with increasing demands.
Imported fuel has to be transported by road, because of the dire state of the pipelines, and the inability of the country's rail network to deliver.
"Nobody is building stockpiles, which is something we need as demands increase," says Peter Morgan, the director ...