Despite Dangote Refinery’s confirmation of having billions of litres of fuel available for sale, marketers have opted to import over 154.22 million litres of refined petroleum products between March 17 and 23, according to figures from the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA).
The NPA data reveals that vessels with a total capacity of 115,000 metric tonnes (154.22 million litres) are bringing in fuel through Tin Can Port in Lagos, Lekki Deep Seaport, and Calabar Port. Notably, Dangote Refinery itself imported 654,766 metric tonnes of crude oil within the same timeframe.
Several vessels arrived during this period, including a 20,000 metric-tonne shipment to West African Port Services at Dangote Terminal on March 17, and additional vessels carrying refined products to Tin Can and Calabar Ports. More shipments followed, with vessels docking at Eco Marine terminal and Tin Can Port between March 20 and 23.
The continued importation of fuel occurs as Dangote Refinery temporarily suspends petroleum product sales in naira due to challenges in its naira-for-crude arrangement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).
Source: thenicheng.com
