Dangote Refinery Licensed To Refine Not Distribute
Oil marketers, represented by the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), have urged the Federal Government and industry regulators, including the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), to intervene in Dangote Refinery’s expansion plans. They argue that the refinery’s decision to start freely distributing petrol and diesel to retail outlets […]
Federal Government Bans 60,000 Litres Petrol Tankers from March 1
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has banned 60,000 litres petroleum tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. Its Chief Executive, Ahmed Farouk, announced the ban yesterday, while briefing newsmen shortly after its Stakeholders Technical Committee Meeting, where he added that by the fourth quarter of […]