NNPC Ltd. Stations 300 Trucks At Dangote Refinery To Begin Petrol Loading Tomorrow
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced that its trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Mr. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the national oil company, who disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Saturday, September 14, 2024, revealed that about 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry by the end of today.
“NNPC Ltd. trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024. By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry,” he posted on his X handle.
Recall that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed on Friday, shortly after the Technical Sub-Committee meeting on the sale of crude oil to local refineries in Naira, that all agreements have been completed and loading of the first batch of PMS from the Dangote Refinery would commence on Sunday, 15th September (tomorrow).
The minister, who was represented at the meeting by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, also announced that from 1st October, NNPC would commence the supply of about 385 kbpd of crude oil to the Dangote refinery to be paid for in Naira.
In return, he said, the Dangote Refinery would supply PMS and diesel of equivalent value to the domestic market to be paid for in Naira.
According to him, diesel would be sold in Naira by the Dangote Refinery to any interested offtaker.
However, he said, “PMS will only be sold to NNPC, and NNPC will then sell to various marketers for now.”
