Amid tight demand-supply conditions of high-speed diesel during the wheat harvesting season, the government has asked the oil marketing companies and refineries to beef up supplies of major transport fuels ahead of Eidul Fitr. In an advisory issued on the weekend, the petroleum division directed “all OMCs to enhance their logistics movement from Karachi to upcountry locations so that sufficient stocks would be maintained at OMC depots”. It also directed all the OMCs and refineries to operate their depots and installations even during the Eid holidays, except the first and second day of Eid, while the retail outlets would remain operational without any holiday. The petroleum division also told the OMCs and refineries that depots and installations would remain operational on Sunday (May 24) in case Eidul Fitr falls on […]