Public Notice on the Current Fuel Situation in Sierra Leone

PUBLIC NOTICE
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, 12th December, 2022:
The Management of National Petroleum (SL) Limited is reaching out to all its customers regarding the current situation of long queues at fuel stations.
NP contends with greater demands for fuel due to the fact that NP has the bulk of the stock available in the country, with Leonoil having the smaller quantity. For the past 10 days, NP, with some support from Leonoil, has been supplying the existing market with petroleum products. Nevertheless, NP is expecting a vessel this week that will be coming with a significant quantity of fuel that will last the country until at least mid-January 2023. NP (SL) Management is, therefore, encouraging all its customers to exercise patience. The company is currently selling fuel and will continue to sell. Management wishes to assure the public that NP will continue to do its utmost to decongest the market so that the festive season will not be negatively affected in terms of product availability. At present, an NP vessel has just arrived in the country with over 18 thousand metric tons of diesel (AGO), and there is also another vessel containing petrol (PMS) that will be arriving before the end of the week with over 12 thousand metric tons. The Management of NP (SL) Limited wishes to reassure all customers of NP\’s commitment to supplying fuel. NP (SL) Limited will continue to do its best to ensure that petroleum products are available in all NP and NP strategic partner stations.
Signed
NP (SL) Management