The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has deployed over 100 trucks to the Dangote refinery in preparation for the scheduled loading of petroleum from the refinery.
This was announced by the NNPCL in a statement on its verified X handle.
“In preparation for the Dangote Refinery’s scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024, NNPC Ltd. has been mobilising trucks to the refinery’s fuel loading gantry in Ibeju-Lekki.
“As of Saturday afternoon, NNPC Ltd. had deployed over 100 trucks, with hundreds more en route,” NNPC stated.
Last week, oil marketers confirmed that they will start lifting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from the Dangote Refinery.
While some marketers revealed that they had started sending trucks to the Lagos-based multi-billion dollar plant to load products from Sunday, others stated that their tankers would hit the refinery any day from next week.
It was also revealed that some dealers are expecting imported gasoline before the end of this month.
According to reports, the vessels of some major marketers would arrive in the country in the next 10 days.
Also, the Presidential Committee on the Sale of crude oil and Refined Product has announced that loading of the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday, September 15.
A member of the committee and Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday.
The FIRS boss said that from October 1, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will commence the supply of about 385kbpd of crude oil to the Dangote Refinery to be paid for in Naira.
“I am glad to announce that all agreements have been completed and loading of the first batch of PMS from the Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday 15th September,” Adedeji stated.
