Tankers’ strike disrupts petroleum supply | The Express Tribune
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ISLAMABAD: As a tanker operators’ strike disrupts petroleum supply, the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has called on the government to swiftly intervene and address the issue. In a letter to the Petroleum Division’s director general oil, the OCAC – a grouping of refineries and oil marketing companies (OMCs), said “on behalf of member companies, it would like to bring to your attention the ongoing strike by oil transporters, which has resulted in significant disruption to operations and the distribution of petroleum products across the country”. At a meeting on Monday, OCAC said, representatives of OMCs provided critical updates on the challenges and issues they were facing at key terminals and depots. Owing to the strike by oil tankers, the supply of oil had been affected at three key depots, it said. Read Missed opportunities of delayed oil refining policy These included the Port Qasim, Korangi and Keamari Terminal, where cargo loading on tank lorries had be