{"id":5134,"date":"2014-03-10T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2014-03-10T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:38:26","slug":"npas-marking-scheme-cuts-petroleum-adulteration-by-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/npas-marking-scheme-cuts-petroleum-adulteration-by-78\/","title":{"rendered":"NPA\u2019s marking scheme cuts petroleum adulteration by 78%"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5136\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5136\" alt=\"Moses Asaga\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga-290x300.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moses Asaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it has significantly reduced the cases of adulteration of petroleum products by about 78%.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NPA this was as a result of the introduction of the Petroleum Product Marking Scheme last year.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme is a system that allows the NPA to identify adulterated products on the market with the introduction of a chemical.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive of the NPA, Moses Asaga speaking to <b>Citi Business News<\/b> at the launch of the marking scheme on Monday also said his outfit will soon roll out tough sanctions on perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it\u2019s on a trial basis, we feel that the operators of the filling stations need to be sensitized more. At first time offence, we don\u2019t provoke the sanctions but as they get more educated and understand, then we will start with administrative sanctions before we move to the sanctions that will be provided by the LI. The most serious sanction is to close the filling station until you address the issues,\u201d the NPA boss explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Association of Oil marketing Companies has welcomed the move. Association President, Agyeman Duah speaking to <b>Citi Business News<\/b> said the association members were also focused on doing self evaluation before the NPA does its checks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that we have to be able to check ourselves. 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