The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) says it will take delivery of two cargoes of petrol per day
for the rest of February to boost supply and eradicate queues.
A statement by the NNPC Spokesman,
Ndu Ughamadu, on Thursday, stated that two cargoes of 50 million litres each,
making a total of 100 million litres, would be brought-in per day in February
to replenish strategic reserves.
“To enhance supply, 45 million
litres of petrol was discharged from ships into jetties across the country
yesterday.
“Prior to the fresh 45 million
litres discharged, we have 324 million litres of petrol on land and 432 million
litres in marine storage making a total of 756 million litres,” the NNPC
spokesman said.
“These are enough to last for 22
days at 35 million daily consumption rate,’’ he said.
Ughamadu said the jetties that
received the 45 million litres shipments include Nacj, Apapa; Bop, Apapa; Techo
Jetty, Lagos; Dutchess, Oghara; Vine Jetty, Calabar; Chipet Jetty, Lagos; and
ECM Jetty, Calabar.
“To ensure efficient distribution
of the product to depots in the hinterland, the Nigerian Pipeline and Storage
Company (NPSC), a midstream subsidiary of the NNPC, has been mandated to fix
relevant pipelines to facilitate seamless pumping.
“This is in addition to massive
trucking arrangement that is in place,’’ he said.
Ughamadu gave the assurance of
the Corporation that with the measures in place, the fuel queues being
experienced in some cities would soon be a thing of the past.”
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