Governor Parkop: “Fuel Supply to be restored”

After a meeting held at the Hilton hotel in Port Moresby this afternoon, Governor of NCD Powes Parkop, announced that fuel supply will resume immediately across Port Moresby and nationwide

Following this high-level meeting with major fuel importers ExxonMobil, Puma Energies, and Total Energies, alongside Prime Minister James Marape and Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey, they have agreed to supply and distribute fuel to all service stations and stakeholders at the subsidized April fuel price.

This measure is intended to end the disruption experienced in Port Moresby and other parts of the country.

“Tankers will immediately start supplying the service stations and other outlets now. I am confident that the temporary hitch experienced last night into today will be resolved by the end of today.”

This assurance follows confirmation from Prime Minister Marape and Treasurer Ling-Stuckey, in consultation with the Governor of the Central Bank, that the second trench of the fuel subsidy will be released before close of business on Monday, 18 May 2026.