KK can also use 'transport' as a storage mechanism. If you start shipping out fuel from your depots, then your depots [storage tanks] can be filled up with 'incoming' fuel. As is the only fuel KK doesn't have access to is from KPRL. It costs KK a few KShs to get it from OTS via other firms e.g. the smaller firms or briefcase dealers.

Funny how the board is talking of restoring profitability in two to three years.... Nothing about h1 or h2 2013

Point is if Kenol Kobil didn't have fuel you would be feeling the heat at the pump price. The last time dear old Nyoike tried getting them of their KPC and Ullage, mwananchi had to pay 10 bob premium for fuel. They simply paid total and oil libya 85 bob for 80 bob diesel and repriced the same to 90 bob resulting in every OMC repricing to 90 bob. We all know how that ended. Look Kenol controls the network outside nairobi by a huge difference. You can't wish them away. The media reports are smear campaigns and sometimes you can't rule out Kenol itself airing them out. Specifically the KPRL issues to get government attention I suspect. a substantial amount of fuel is trucked. KPC infrastructure is very limited. Kenol also has no destructive squables with KPC at the moment and can pump fuel as and when.

For every litre KK bypasses they save 10 shillings in refining fees. So provided they can maintain volumes at their stations frankly speaking to shareholders they can continue shadow boxing KPRL. KPC is already shipping KK's fuel to inland depots.

When are we having this party?