Fuel Scarcity: NNPC Reveals MRS, OANDO As Suppliers Of Bad Petrol

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has pointed accusing fingers at four importers following the circulation of bad fuel across the country.

Recall that The News Beam had earlier reported that some Nigerian cities are currently witnessing scarcity of fuel with long queues returning to petrol stations..

This scarcity is said to be propelled by NNPC’s move to seize the circulation fuel in a bid to stop the sale of adulterated fuel across the country.

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However, in a statement by the company’s spokesman Garba Deen Muhammad on February 10, 2022, NNPC boss, Mele Kyari made it clear that MRS, Oando, Duke Oil and a consortium of consisting Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U were responsible for importing the fuel into Nigeria.

This bad fuel is said to contain a high level of methanol.

Read statement below:

2. The Chief Executive Officer/ Group Managing Director of NNPC @MKKyari made the pledge at the end of a meeting with some oil marketers to resolve the issues generated by the recent supply and discharge of methanol blended petrol in some Nigerian depots.
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022

4. Providing a graphic chronicle of the unfortunate incident, the #NNPC Ltd CEO said that on 20th January 2022, the company received a report from its quality inspector on the presence of emulsion particles in PMS cargoes shipped to Nigeria from Antwerp-Belgium.
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022

6a. Importer—-Vessel Name—-(Load Port)

1. MRS——MT Bow Pioneer—-(LITASCO Terminal, Antwerp-Belgium)

2. Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium—-MT Tom Hilde—- (LITASCO Terminal, Antwerp-Belgium)
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022

7. He noted that cargoes quality certificates issued at loadport (Antwerp-Belgium) by AmSpec Belgium indicated that the gasoline complied with Nigerian Specification.
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022

9. @MKKyari noted that as a standard practice for all PMS import to Nigeria, the said cargoes were equally certified by inspection agent appointed by the NMDRA, @NMDPRAtweets
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022

11. However, in order to prevent the distribution of the petrol, the NNPC CEO said the company promptly ordered the quarantine of all un-evacuated volumes and the holding back of all the affected products in transit (both truck & marine).
— NNPCLimited (@NNPCgroup) February 10, 2022