Suwon City Conducts Special Joint Inspection on Fake Petroleum Distribution

Suwon City Hall

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct a special joint inspection targeting petroleum sales businesses.

On the 18th, Suwon City announced that to prevent illegal distribution activities such as the manufacture and sale of counterfeit petroleum products caused by the surge in international oil prices and the rise in domestic petroleum product prices, and to protect consumers, it will carry out the "2022 Special Joint Inspection of Petroleum Sales" together with the Korea Petroleum Management Service from March 21 to May 31.

To this end, the city formed a joint inspection team with the Southern Metropolitan Headquarters of the Korea Petroleum Management Service. The inspection team will check the quality and quantity accuracy of petroleum products at 116 petroleum sales businesses in the jurisdiction, including 103 gas stations and 13 general sales outlets.

The main inspection items include ▲ petroleum quality (whether automotive gasoline meets quality standards) ▲ use of counterfeit petroleum products ▲ under-quantity sales and illegal manipulation of gas station meters ▲ safety management (checking for fuel leakage from pumps, cracks in storage tanks, etc.).

The inspection team will focus especially on businesses where complaints or phone reports related to counterfeit petroleum manufacture and sales have been received, or those selling at prices lower than surrounding petroleum sales businesses. Samples of petroleum products from these businesses will be collected and sent to the Korea Petroleum Management Service for quality testing.

Minor issues found during inspections will be corrected immediately on-site, but if violations are discovered, strong administrative actions such as fines and business suspension will be imposed. Illegal activities such as counterfeit petroleum manufacture and sales will be reported to the police.

A city official stated, "Concerns about the manufacture and sale of counterfeit petroleum have increased recently due to the surge in international oil prices and instability in petroleum product prices. We will thoroughly manage the distribution of genuine and accurately measured petroleum products in cooperation with the Korea Petroleum Management Service and eradicate illegal sales activities."

Meanwhile, counterfeit petroleum refers to products manufactured by mixing petrochemical products with normal petroleum products for use as fuel for vehicles and machinery. Using counterfeit petroleum can cause safety accidents due to damage to vehicle parts and increase the emission of harmful exhaust gases, leading to environmental pollution.

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