NMDPRA Shuts down and seals Six Illegal Gas Plant Outlets in Delta State

Six petro retail outlets and an illegal gas refining plant have been closed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Warri Zonal Office due to unethical practises in Delta.
The stations in the Uvwie and Udu Local Government Areas of the state were sealed on Tuesday under the direction of Goziem Chukwurah, the Head of Operations at the NMDPRA’s Warri headquarters.
The filling stations were closed due to violations involving under-dispensing and a lack of operational licences.
The defaulters also included the Bwede filling station, Pius A Idoghor Oil and Gas, Eshegbe Oil, Fetega Oil, and Sole Energy Enterprise, which are all located in Orhuwhorun Town, Udu Local Government Area.
Others are the Falcon Bay Oils at the PTI Junction and the DSC Motorway, both in the Uvwie Local Government Area.
At the conclusion of the exercise, Chukwurah spoke to the media on behalf of Victor Ohwodiasa, the NMDPRA Coordinator in Delta.
Ohwodia said the exercise’s goal was to make sure that consumers received value for their money.
“Most of the petrol stations we visited were selling without operational licences, we have to shutdown them and invite the owners to our office.
“We sealed six petrol retail outlets and an illegal gas plant for various offences ranging from lack of operational licenses and under-dispensing of petroleum products to the consumers,” he said.
Ohwodiasa asked customers to report any petroleum marketer who engaged in shady behaviour to the regulatory agency for appropriate punishment.
The organiser promised that the activity would continue until the marketers act morally.
Ohwodiasa forbade marketers from acting illegally in order to prevent the closure of their stations.
A Falcon Bay Oil employee was detained in the meantime for breaking the NMDPRA seal on their distribution device.
As a result, the suspect was given to the proper authority for prosecution.

Source: allnewsng.com

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