September 05, (THEWILL) – The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has not commenced the commercial lifting of refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from the facility.
A statement by Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, said the company had yet to finalise a contract with the NNPC.
The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a headline, “NNPC lifts Dangote Petrol, sells at N897 per litre” published in the BusinessDay Newspapers of Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
“We would like to state that NNPC has not commenced lifting of refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from our Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
“Therefore, the issue of fixing the price of petrol lifted from our refinery does not arise, as we are yet to finalise our contract with NNPC.
“The PMS market is strictly regulated, which is known to all oil marketers and stakeholders in the sector, hence we can not determine, fix, or influence the product price, which falls under the purview of relevant government authorities.
“We urge the public to disregard the headline as it is misleading and does not represent the true position in this matter.
“We are guaranteeing Nigerians of exceptionally high quality petroleum products that will be readily available all over the country.”
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