The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has released a revised breakdown of the estimated price of petrol purchased from the Dangote refinery.
Earlier, NNPC issued a statement on Monday providing a chart breakdown of the refined petrol product bought from the refinery on September 15.
According to the statement, NNPC is paying for the September 2024 petrol offtake from Dangote refinery in United States dollars. However, Naira transactions are scheduled to commence on October 1, 2024.
The statement reads, “The NNPC Ltd. has released estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petrol (obtained from the Dangote Refinery) in its retail stations across the country.
“The estimated prices are based on negotiated terms between NNPC Ltd. and Dangote Refinery which recognise the current international gasoline prices and the prevailing foreign exchange rate in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
“The NNPC Ltd. can confirm that it is paying Dangote Refinery in USD for September 2024 PMS offtake, as Naira transactions will only commence on October 1st, 2024.
“We reassure Nigerians that any discount from the Dangote Refinery will be passed on 100% to the general public.”
While the data of the estimated price to be sold around the country remains the same, the analysis of the transaction it had with Dangote Refinery was altered.
While the first press statement on Monday had a Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority fee of ₦8.99, the second statement showed ₦4.495.
The first statement had an inspection fee of ₦0.97, a margin fee of ₦26.48 and a distribution fee of ₦15.
In the second statement on Monday, there were no inspection and margin fees, while the distribution fee was changed to ₦42.45.
The second statement also had an additional Midstream and Gas Infrastructure Fund fee of ₦4.495.
