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

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.

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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.

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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)

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7. He noted that cargoes quality certificates issued at loadport (Antwerp-Belgium) by AmSpec Belgium indicated that the gasoline complied with Nigerian Specification.

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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

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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).

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