Liberia Faces Potential Petroleum Shortage As Importers Hoard Products Over Pump Price Dispute

Monrovia — Liberia is on the verge of experiencing another shortage of petroleum products, but it is an artificial shortage resulting from hoarding by major importers due to an unsettled agreement with the government regarding a pump price increment.

Since the beginning of this week, motorists have been experiencing long queues at some filling stations around Monrovia. On Tuesday, Aminata filling station restricted the selling of petrol to only customers with coupons while PetroTrade and Connex…