Marketers Explain Reason For Not Lifting Petroleum Products From Warri Refinery
- Petroleum product marketers have stated that they are waiting for the NNPC to reopen its portal to resume petroleum product loading at Warri refinery
- The president of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) said its members have an allocation at the facility
- IPMAN president, Abubakar Maigandi, also explained that his members have shifted loyalty to the Dangote/MRS arrangement
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The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has stated that it is awaiting the opening of the portal operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) so its members can purchase products from the Warri refinery.
The Warri refinery began operations and petroleum products loading about one month ago.
Source: UGC
Marketers await NNPC’s decision
Legit.ng earlier reported that the NNPC announced last week that it had shut down the facility for routine maintenance.
However, a Vanguard report stated that PETROAN President, Billy Gillis-Harry, said the association has an allocation to lift products from the 120,000-barrel-per-day refinery and is awaiting the NNPC to open its portal so it can resume loading.
IPMAN ditches NNPC to purchase Dangote fuel
The national president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed that its members lift Dangote fuel via MRS from Warri and Calabar.
Maigandi expressed optimism about lifting from the Port Harcourt refinery, re-echoing Gillis-Harry’s assertion about the NNPC portal.
According to him, IPMAN members have shifted loyalty to the Dangote/MRS arrangement, neglecting tank farm owners.
He said only marketers with incomplete registration with MRS still buy petroleum products from private depots.
Earlier this month, marketers announced they were shifting loyalty to the Dangote refinery. Many filling station owners changed their brand names and logos from the NNPC to independent marketers.
NNPC shuts down Warri refinery, gives reason
Meanwhile, the NNPC, through its chief communications officer, Olufemi Soneye refuted reports of an explosion at the Warri Refinery, describing them as false.
According to him, operations at Area 1 of Warri Refinery were intentionally curtailed to perform necessary maintenance and intervention works on select equipment.
He said that the intervention works are critical to ensure the production of finished and intermediate products such as diesel and kerosene.
He said the work is ongoing as planned and the Area 1 will be back in operation in the next few days.
“NNPC Ltd remains committed to ensuring uninterrupted product supply and appreciates the patience and cooperation of all stakeholders as it completes these essential maintenance activities,” he said.
NNPC, oil marketers import N5.5trn fuel in 4 months
Legit.ng previously reported that despite many functional refineries including the Dangote, Port Harcourt, Warri, and other facilities, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) spearheaded fuel imports worth N5.5 trillion in four months.
Between October 2024 and January 2025, Nigeria imported about 3.2 million metric tonnes of petrol and 890,485 metric tonnes of diesel.
The amount translated to about 4.29 billion litres of PMS and 1.153 billion litres of diesel when converted at 1,342 litres per metric tonne for PMS and 1,176 litres per metric tonne for diesel.
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