NNPC Debunks Fuel Scarcity Rumour

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The Managements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream and marketing subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) today denied reports of imminent fuel scarcity in the South-West as it urged members of the public to discountenance the reports, carried in a section of the media. According to a statement released by the acting Group General Manager Public Affairs, Tumini Green, "there is no iota of truth in the reports saying that there has not been loading from the depots in the South-West since Monday", explaining that it was only the depot at Atlas Cove which was temporarily shut down, because the maintenance of its power generator which is a standard industry practice has to be done. She added that the Atlas Cove depot is not a loading but a storage depot, underscoring the fact that loading could not have been affected. "What happened was that one of the major generators at the Atlas Cove was undergoing a routine maintenance which resulted in a shutdown of pumping activities. The suspension of pumping from Atlas Cove for maintenance did not in any way affect distribution activities as the depots serviced by the Atlas Cove Jetty through the System 2B Pipeline have enough products to keep all the states in the South-West Zone wet throughout the period of the maintenance," Green stated. "As at this morning, the maintenance which started on Wednesday was concluded and pumping has resumed", she said. She said the depots under the System 2B Pipeline have an average of 5.4 days fuel sufficiency with the breakdown as follows: Mosimi – 6.4 days, Ibadan – 5.9 days, Ilorin –4.2 days, and Ore – 5.1 days. Green urged members of the public to avoid panic buying as there is enough fuel in all the depots to service the zone. She called on journalists to avoid undue sensational reporting that could cause panic among members of the public.

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