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Monday, March 07, 2022
NNPC releases additional 381.8 million litres of fuel, queues lessen
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has refused to abate despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that it has been releasing hundreds of millions of litres of petrol to address the situation.
In its latest weekly national PMS evacuation report for February 21 to 26, 2022, seen on Sunday, NNPC said it evacuated an additional 381.88 million litres of petrol during the period.
About a week ago, the oil firm stated that it distributed a total of 387.59 million litres of PMS from February 14 to 20, 2022, in its bid to bridge the petrol supply gap.
But despite its claims, the queues for petrol in filling stations that dispensed the commodity on Sunday remained massive in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger, as well as in many other states.
Queues formed by motorists were seen at the Nipco filling station along the Kubwa end of the Kubwa-Zuba expressway in Abuja. In Zuba, Niger State, motorists besieged the few outlets that sold petrol, forming long queues.
The same situation played out in filling stations in Mararaba and Nyanya in Nasarawa State, as petrol users in many other states complained of scarcity in their various locations.
But in its PMS weekly evacuation report for February 21 to 26, 2022, the NNPC said it evacuated a total of 381.88 million litres of petrol, representing an average daily evacuation of 63.65 million litres, while the year-to-date daily average was put at 60.86 million litres.
It said 80 per cent of all the evacuation took place at the top 20 high loading depots, while 20 per cent of the remaining evacuation took place at the other depots.
The top 20 high load-out depots include Pinnacle-Lekki with 43.259 million litres; Aiteo, 22.462 million litres; A.A. Rano, 22.43 million litre; A.Y.M Shafa, 19.232 million litres; and Prudent, 17.788 million litres, among others.
In the next category, the firms that were involved in PMS load-out, according to NNPC, include Gonzaga, 8.23 million litres; Bovas Bulk-Ibafon, 7.761 million litres; PPMC Mosimi, 7.15 million litres; and First Royal, 4.825 million litres; among others.
The scarcity of petrol in Nigeria has persisted for about a month. The development has led to the resurgence of black marketers who sell petrol at between N300 to N500/litre depending on the area of purchase. Punchng
Monday, November 08, 2021
Fuel Supply: Don’t panic - NNPC tells motorists, others
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has advised the public not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol.
The NNPC said it was also not aware of any plan by government to cause an increase in the pump price of petroleum.
A statement on Monday by Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in Abuja, said that the NNPC had over 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock.
According to Muhammad, more of the product is expected to arrive into the country daily over the coming weeks and months.
He said it was therefore unnecessary to entertain any fear of scarcity of petrol throughout the festive season and beyond.
“The NNPC is also not aware of any plan by government to cause an increase in the pump price of petroleum. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has made that declaration last week.
“In view of these assurances therefore, the NNPC is advising motorists and other consumers of petrol to maintain their regular pattern of the purchase of petrol without getting into a panic situation that may send the wrong signals around the country,” he said.
According to him, the NNPC is also engaging all stakeholders to ensure smooth supply and distribution of products to every part of the country during the festive season and beyond. NAN
Thursday, May 07, 2020
NNPC reduces petrol price to N108 per litre
The NNPC, Nigeria state-owned petroleum company has reduced the price of petrol from N113.28k per litre to N108.00k per litre representing a 4.8% drop in prices.
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The current drop was announced via the twitter handle of the NNPC on Wednesday and issued by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, who quoted the Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Musa Lawan.
He further explained that “the new price regime would enable PPMC to boost its sales volumes from the billions of litres of Petrol it has in storage while providing affordable price to millions of customers.”
What this means: The NNPC GMD Mallam Mele Kyari had alluded to the possible removal of fuel subsidy back in April raising optimism that Nigeria was going to ditch a long-standing government policy of spending trillions of naira subsidising petrol. This announcement, however, suggests that the government wants to still manage the price of petrol rather than allow the market to determine the price just as it is for AGO otherwise called diesel.
Oil prices fell to all-time lows in April triggering a request for an automatic reduction in fuel prices in line with market forces as observed in countries with a deregulated market. Nairametrics
Saturday, April 04, 2020
In Nigeria: NNPC lauds tanker drivers for seamless distribution of petrol
The Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, has said the tanker drivers’ selfless service during the lockdown has ensured smooth distribution of petroleum products during this period.
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Managing Director of NNPC Retail Ltd, Billy Okoye, also disclosed that all NNPC Retail Ltd’s filling stations, numbering over 600 across the country, are to remain operational throughout the period of the lockdown to meet the energy needs of Nigerians.
According to him, NNPC retail products are daily being trucked to stations strategically located across Nigeria, urging consumers not to engage in panic buying.
He thanked the various state governors for allowing petroleum tankers to crisscross their states despite the movement restriction order and commended the security agencies, Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and all other service providers in the Downstream value chain for their support. Theguardianng
Sunday, February 09, 2020
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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Ogiemwonyi, a former minister of State for Works, stated this on Saturday in Benin in an interview with newsmen.
He said that he would offer the state functional education that would ensure the construction and equipping of model schools and preventive healthcare delivery.
He promised to effectively diversify the huge potential of the state in mineral resources, rich agriculture, oil and gas, arts and crafts, other natural endowments and the strategic location of the state.
He added that youth employment would be accorded a priority while the fight against poverty would be vigorously pursued by his government.
Speaking further on the move by various regions and geo-political zones to set up their own security outfits in the wake of increasing cases of insecurity across the country, Ogiemwonyi said there was the need for states and regions to have a rethink.
He further warned that the consequences of the formation of the regional or separate security outfits would scare investors in most states where they exit as it had the potential of serving as “a new and dangerous concept in terrorism”.
He said that the state government must take steps towards nipping such ugly trends in the bud as such constituted “an index of insecurity”. NAN
Saturday, August 31, 2019
In Delta: NNPC starts repair of ruptured oil pipeline
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Abura Crude Trunk line at Otu-Jeremi town in Delta experienced an eruption on Friday.
Kyari, who gave the assurance on Saturday in Benin shortly after the tee-off at the 2019 (NNPC) upstream golf tournament, said the repair would be completed in three days.
“It wasn’t an explosion, it was an eruption on our pipeline, our team has moved to the site and in three days we are going to fix it.
“We have curtailed the spill that is coming out, so its not an explosion but an eruption because there was no fire in the place.
“It will have no effect on power supply. We are going to fix it soon,’’ he said.
Kyari explained that what happened was a safety procedure to stabilise the facilities.
Commenting on the Benin Golf Club, Kyari said it was very important to NNPC, as so much of their operations hold at the Benin Golf Course.
“Our staff live here and make time to relax and enjoy themselves that is why we are very interested in this place.’’ (NAN)
Monday, August 19, 2019
Health: NHIS gets accreditation by NNPC to provide medical services
The National Health Insurance Scheme has formally accredited the Health Maintenance Organisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, thereby enabling the oil firm to provide healthcare services to Nigerians.
According to the oil firm, the accreditation granted NNPC the authority to establish and operate a functional HMO, adding that this was a forerunner to the plan by the corporation to activate a medical delivery system across the country.
Receiving the certificate of accreditation at the NHIS headquarters in Abuja, the Managing Director, NNPC HMO, Musa Ribadu, said the corporation was ready to improve the scheme and offer real-time value to the prospective beneficiaries of its packages.
He was quoted in a statement as saying, “We are confident that our entry into the market will increase the national coverage statistics by at least one to two digits.
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“We have better knowledge of the oil and gas sector that can attract active participation within this sector for the scheme.”
Ribadu said the initiative to invest in the venture was part of NNPC’s plan to diversify its revenue base and contribute to the corporation’s bottom line. (Punch)
Thursday, August 01, 2019
Mele Kyari says NNPC not competing with Dangote refinery
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Wednesday said that the national oil company was not in contest for market share with the Dangote refinery. He said the NNPC was rather providing support to the promoters of the project to boost in-country refining capacity.
Speaking while receiving the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at the NNPC Towers, Mr Kyari explained that as the chief enabler of the Nigerian economy, the NNPC had a duty to rally industry players like Dangote Group to achieve the long held target of making Nigeria a net exporter of petroleum products.
A statement by NNPC spokesman, Ndu Ughamadu, said Mr Kyari assured that the same level of support would be provided to other promoters of refineries. He said the ultimate goal was to enhance in-country production to the point of self-sufficiency and ultimately for export.
Earlier in his presentation, Mr Dangote said the business approach of the Dangote refinery was to see NNPC as a collaborator rather than a competitor. He said the refinery would rely heavily on the corporation’s invaluable knowledge of the refining business in Nigeria to achieve its central objective.
Dangote aligned his company with the federal government’s aspiration to ensure adequate in-country refining capacity. He said upon completion, the refinery would dedicate 53 per cent of its projected 650,000 barrels per day refining capacity to the production of petrol.
“The most important thing for us is to see how we can partner with NNPC, it is not to see how we can compete with NNPC. We would like NNPC to be part of us and we also want to be part of NNPC. I think that is the only way we can achieve a win-win situation,” he said.
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