delivery of two cargoes of petrol per day for the rest of February to
boost supply and eradicate queues.
A statement by the NNPC Spokesman, Ndu Ughamadu, on Thursday, stated
that two cargoes of 50 million litres each, making a total of 100
million litres, would be brought-in per day in February to replenish
strategic reserves.
"To enhance supply, 45 million litres of petrol was discharged from
ships into jetties across the country yesterday.
"Prior to the fresh 45 million litres discharged, we have 324 million
litres of petrol on land and 432 million litres in marine storage
making a total of 756 million litres," the NNPC spokesman said.
"These are enough to last for 22 days at 35 million daily consumption
rate,'' he said.
Ughamadu said the jetties that received the 45 million litres
shipments include Nacj, Apapa; Bop, Apapa; Techo Jetty, Lagos;
Dutchess, Oghara; Vine Jetty, Calabar; Chipet Jetty, Lagos; and ECM
Jetty, Calabar.
"To ensure efficient distribution of the product to depots in the
hinterland, the Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company (NPSC), a
midstream subsidiary of the NNPC, has been mandated to fix relevant
pipelines to facilitate seamless pumping.
"This is in addition to massive trucking arrangement that is in
place,'' he said.
Ughamadu gave the assurance of the Corporation that with the measures
in place, the fuel queues being experienced in some cities would soon
be a thing of the past."
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