Fuel shortage to hit Port Moresby

Residents in Port Moresby will find it difficult to catch a ride on PMVs to work or school tomorrow morning with diesel also running out in service stations in the city.

One of the service stations in the city belong to Puma Energy along the Waigani Drive is facing diesel shortage in addition to the no petrol already experienced today.

The Station’s Fore Court Controller, Mr. Cyclone Nickints, this morning they had over 20, 000 litres of diesel, but as the day progressed along, this has down and will finished either by this evening or early tomorrow morning.

This he says will have a major impact on the lives of everyone in the city that rely on fuel for their daily activities, this includes big business houses.

Nikints only hopes the matter between Puma and the government that resulted in this situation is somehow resolved quickly so that things can return to normal.