Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Company Limited (NNPC), has revealed that four businesses were responsible for bringing in tainted petrol into the nation.
MRS, Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium, Oando, and Duke Oil, Kyari claimed at a media conference at the NNPC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, imported the substandard fuel into Nigeria.
He stated that the company’s examination discovered the presence of Methanol in four petrol cargoes imported by the listed firms, which was found to be above Nigeria’s requirements.
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The four oil providers, according to Kyari, brought the Methanol mixed gasoline into the nation through a Direct-Sales-Direct-Purchase system.
The NNPC GMD, on the other hand, stated that he has ordered the removal of all contaminated items in transit (truck and marine), revealing that the tainted gasoline was imported from Antwerp, Belgium.
Kyari said the NNPC had ordered the quarantine of all un-evacuated volumes of the tainted gasoline, which had caused a disturbance in the petrol distribution value chain, to prevent further distribution.
He emphasized that the NNPC and other stakeholders were working hard to tackle the problems caused by the supply and discharge of Methanol mixed fuel at select Nigerian depots.
He said: “In order to prevent the distribution of the petrol, we have ordered the quarantine of all un-evacuated volumes and the holding back of all the affected products in transit (both truck & marine).
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“All defaulting suppliers have been put on notice for remedial actions and NNPC will work with the authority to take further necessary actions in line with subsisting regulations.
“NNPC wishes to reassure Nigerians that we are currently sourcing additional cargoes to ensure product sufficiency.”
The NNPC boss asserted that petrol brought into Nigeria usually does not include the test for the level of methanol content, adding that cargoes’ quality certificates issued at the loading port in Belgium, by AmSpec Belgium, indicated that the product complied with Nigerian specifications.
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