The Petroleum Products Retail outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) and Dangote Refineries and Petrochemicals Plc have reached a resolution for a guarantee by the refinery to sell an average of 28,000,000 litres of PMS daily for the next six months to oil marketers for domestic consumption in Nigerian market.
PETROAN Abuja, commended the management of NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive officer, Mele Kyari;
NMDPRA under the leadership of Engr. Farouk Ahmed; President of Dangote Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; the Leadership of MEMAN and DAPPMAN, PETROAN as well as IPMAN for reaching the resolution for oil marketing companies to buy all Dangote refinery products.
According to a statement, the National President of PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis Harry, who disclosed thin in Abuja while addressing Journalists, expressed optimism that the resolutions would bring succour to the downstream sector and improve the Nigerian economy.
He explained in the statement signed by the National PETROAN PRO, Dr. Joseph Obele, that the new deal is part of a resolution reached by stakeholders on the absorption of domestic petroleum product production by Nigerian Oil Marketing Companies including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd.
Dr Harry added that the resolution would attract so much benefits which includes stability of petroleum products, control of price fluctuations, maintaining transparent communication, addressing conflicts proactively and fostering collaboration among key stakeholders players.
On his part, the National PRO of PETROAN, Dr Joseph Obele said those that signed the resolution includes NMDPRA, NNPCL, Edo Refinery, Dangote Refinery, Waltersmith Refinery, Aradel Refinery, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and Petroleum Regulatory and Petroleum Products Retail outlets Owners Association of Nigeria.
Further, he said that resolution indicates the availability of Aviation Turbine, Kerosene and diesel from all domestic refineries would be provided to the NMDPRA for the same period of six months and must be subject to consideration for import as may be required
Dr Obele noted that the NMDPRA must establish the basis for allocating import volumes to oil marketing companies on the assumptions of the aggregate of domestic refinery capacity with understanding to cover shortfalls for respective marketers.
Dr Obele said in the resolution, the domestic refineries would provide fixed quantities and delivery windows, which must be a period of two months preceding the month of delivery to the customer and NMDPRA.
He added that individual oil marketing companies are to enter direct commercial agreements with domestic refineries on a willing buyer, willing seller basis.
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