said the criteria for importing kerosene and diesel will be applicable for the importation of the product.“There are a lot of conditions to be met before you are given a licence to import petrol,” he said.“I cannot give you all the rundown now but I can tell you that just the way marketers import diesel or jet kero, there are conditions for all that and the same condition will apply to those who want to import premium motor spirit .
Only companies that are lessees producing crude oil and/or condensates or who are holders of crude oil refining licences are eligible to supply wholesale petroleum liquids , according to section 197 of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. While the PIA empowers the NMDPRA to issue licences to refiners or producers of crude oil, the regulation, in sections 73 and 111 , provides that the minister of petroleum must approve such licences.Currently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company is the last-resort supplier, tasked with importing refined petrol to ensure adequate supply and distribution in the country.
Through the direct sale, direct purchase scheme, the country exports crude oil and exchanges it for refined petroleum products.
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