It’s not in our interest to remain sole importer of petrol —NNPC boss

But speaking during a downstream stakeholders’ meeting which held at the NNPC Towers, Abuja, Group Managing Director of the corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, argued that it was not in the best interest of the national oil company to be the sole importer of fuel. A press release by the corporation’s Spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted Kyari as saying that concrete steps were being taken by the federal government to address the main concerns of marketers, especially the issue of availability of forex.

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We spent N64bn to resuscitate Kaduna refinery without success —NNPC boss •Says fuel consumption, smuggling gulp 54 million litres per day ‌

By Oke Peter The Group Managing Director of theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Mele Kyari has disclosed that Nigerians and neighbouring countries that benefit from smuggling consume 54 million litres of petrol per day. Kyari said this at an interactive hearing on ‘Exiting petroleum subsidy: Ensuring self-sufficiency in domestic refining of petroleum products.” The event was…

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NNPC discovers oil in North-East

By Oke Peter The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said it has discovered hydrocarbon deposits (crude oil) in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country. Recall that drilling of the Kolmani River II Well was flagged-off by President Muhammadu Buhari on…

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