Puma Energy operates the country's largest fuel import terminal at Thilawa. The terminal imports oil products such as gasoil, diesel and jet fuel.

A spokesman specified that the suspension related to the distribution of fuel by road from the terminal while the terminal itself had remained operational.

Puma is a mid-stream, storage and retail firm with assets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is majority-owned by global commodities trader Trafigura.

(Reporting by Julia Payne; editing by Jason Neely/Mark Heinrich)