Stations out of petrol
Some Christchurch service stations had run out or were rationing supplies of premium grade petrol yesterday, but an oil industry spokesman said there was no need for panic.
A “hiccup” in the coastal tanker service has caused the shortage. Oil companies have been sharing the last of their reserves in a bid to keep petrol stations supplied until a new shipment of fuel arrives at Lyttelton on Wednes-
day. The Canterbury branch manager of Shell Oil, Mr John Davidson, said if motorists found a station that had run out of petrol, they should easily find another station that still had plenty. The president of the Canterbury branch of the Motor Trade Association, Mr Eddie Hurst, said yesterday that several Christchurch stations had run out of premium grade petrol. At least one other was conserving its supply
by rationing petrol to regular customers only.
Mr Davidson said a recent strike which affected shipping in and out of Wellington had caused the hiccup in the tanker service. .
“It threw the whole programme out. We are still trying to recover from that,” he said.
The Kuaka is due in Lyttelton on Wednesday with a regular monthly delivery of 8000 tonnes of premium fuel, 4000 tonnes of diesel, and a small
amount of regular petrol
Mr Davidson said service stations should start receiving the fuel from the Kuaka on Thursday. The petrol would be pumped over the Port Hills to Woolston. Road tankers would also fill up in Lyttelton to help speed deliveries.
Oil companies had in the meantime pooled their stocks and were drawing their shares based on market share, said Mr Davidson.
Petrol was also being
trucked from Timaru, which had received a shipment of fuel a week ago.
Water was being used to fill the large tanks at Lyttelton so that petrol floating on the top could be pumped off. “We will be drawing some off on Tuesday morning for deliveries but I am not sure how much is there,” said Mr Davidson.
“There is no need for the public to panic,” said Mr Davidson.
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