Nigerian govt begins crude oil sales in Naira
The sale in Naira takes effect from 1 October, the Federal Ministry of Finance said.
The sale in Naira takes effect from 1 October, the Federal Ministry of Finance said.
It was observed that promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have continued to witness multiple failures.
“How can we be losing over 95 per cent of oil production to thieves? Look at the Bonny Terminal which should be receiving over 200,000 barrels of crude oil daily, instead, it receives less than 3,000 barrels, leading the operator Shell to declare force majeure.
Aliko Dangote has even gone public with some of his complaints about the situation.
We have been seeing many demarketing campaigns to discredit the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and given the negative impact of this, which has caused panic in the country.
But the commissioning process is ongoing and initial gasoline output may be limited
The blocks are classified into Oil Prospecting Licence and Oil Mining Licence. An OPL is granted by the government to an applicant company registered for exploration and production purposes,
The NNPCL said the incidents were recorded as follows: 23 cases in deep blue water; 86 incidents in Western region, 141 incidents in Eastern region and 139 incidents in Central region.
Oil theft has resulted in the declaration of force majeure at the Bonny Oil & Gas Terminal and the shutting-in of various wells from fields that connect to the Nembe Creek Trunk Line and the Trans Niger Pipeline.
Gas flaring is associated with the burning of crude oil to extract petrol and other by-products. The fracking, or standard process of refining crude oil has contributed to environmental degradation and global warming.