Nigeria imported 1.947 million metric tonnes (MT) of fuel in 42 days, despite insistence by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that it solely utilises local supply, TheCable understands.
Amid pressure from the Dangote refinery’s management for Nigeria to stop the importation of petroleum products, a total ofDocuments seen by TheCable showed that about 110 fuel cargoes were received at various terminals in Warri, Port Harcourt, Calabar, and Lagos between October 1 and November 11.
Out of the total import volume, the NNPC’s share was 789,721 MT of fuel — representing 40.5 percent.Speaking on November 12 at the 42nd Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists annual international conference in Lagos, Mele Kyari, NNPC’s group chief executive officer , said the national oil company has stopped importing fuel.
“It should not be construed to imply that NNPC Ltd. is obligated to be the sole off-taker of any refinery or that we will no longer import fuel.
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