The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has commenced mobilising trucks to the Dangote refinery’s fuel loading gantry in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading scheduled for Sunday.
Penpushing reports that the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Company Olufemi Soneye, confirmed the development in a post on his X handle, just as the organization in its own X handle on Saturday established the development
“In preparation for the Dangote Refinery’s scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, 15 September 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 enroute’, the statement said.
Penpushing further reports that the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the establishment disclosed that by the end of Saturday, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry.
“NNPC Ltd trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, 15 September 2024. By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry’,Soneye said.
Penpushing also reports that the Vice President at Dangote Industries Limited Devakumar Edwin, it is recalled last Monday said the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery has begun the processing of petrol adding that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Nigeria’s sole importer, would buy its product exclusively.
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday while speaking with journalists said the petrol refined from the refinery would hit filling stations across the country within 48 hours, depending on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd).
Penpushing reports that the Nigerian government on Friday, however, announced that loading of petrol from Dangote Refinery will begin on Sunday, explaining that petrol from the Dangote refinery will only be sold to Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) which will then sell to various marketers in the short term.
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