BOST MD debunks claims of adulterated fuel on the market
Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has assured the public that no adulterated fuel has found its way onto the market.
Mr Provencal gave the assurance in a press briefing on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, following the detection of adulterated products transported to the BOST Kumasi Depot.
Speaking at the press briefing, the BOST MD noted that nine trucks carrying adulterated products were discovered by their staff during their pre-discharge tests. He explained that one driver has along with the nine trucks carrying the adulterated products have been impounded as investigations continue.
He further explained that a search has been mounted for the drivers of the other eight trucks to assist with investigations.
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According to the MD, the company is taking all necessary steps to ensure the anomaly does not repeat itself asserting that BOST has put in place stringent protocols for the testing and loading of their vessels before they are transported and also before they are offloaded at their destination to ensure that the same products dispatched are the same products being offloaded.
He was particularly happy that their protocols have proven effective as the adulterated fuel was discovered by their staff in the course of testing.
“No adulterated product will find its way into our tanks let alone get onto the market,” he stated.
He added that new technology will also be introduced to better safeguard the system and prevent similar occurrences in the future.
