NNPCL bought 16.8m Petrol From Dangote Refinery At N898 Per Litre — Spokesman
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that it bought petrol from the Dangote Refinery at N898 per litre.
NNPCL spokesman Femi Soneye said that 16.8 million litres of petrol have been lifted from the refinery
“We successfully loaded PMS at the Dangote Refinery today. The claim that we purchased it at N1,300 per litre or at N760 is incorrect.
“For this initial loading, the price from the refinery was N898 per litre. I can also confirm, in response to your inquiries, that we will receive 16.8 million litres.
“As of 4 pm Sunday, we have loaded about 70 trucks today and it’s still ongoing,” he said.
The NNPCL began loading the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery on Sunday.
Last December, Dangote, commenced operations at his $20bn facility sited in Lagos with 350,000 barrels a day.
The refinery has begun the supply of diesel and aviation fuel to marketers in the country and now petrol.
