RIL progressively suspending sales at petrol pumps

Industry sources said RIL has not written off its petrol pumps completely. It has only opted for progressive suspension of fuel retail outlets. That means the retail outlets would not be supplied fuel further and would continue operate till they exhaust their inventory. When contacted, an Essar official said, “Due to low volumes, sales from our outlets are curtailed. We hope to tide over this tight period and wait for a level playing field to compete in a fair manner in the market. We have not decided to suspend sales or close down our petrol pumps.”