Fuel Scarcity Looming? Petroleum Marketers Release Fresh Details on Pricing
- Petroleum marketers in Nigeria have warned that the current fuel price of N169 per litre is not realistic
- The marketers also said that the Federal Government is not being sincere with citizens on the landing cost of fuel
- According to the marketers the realistic pump price for fuel in Nigeria should be between N200 and N210
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has warned that fuel cannot continue to sell at a pump price below N200.
Daily Trust reports that IPMAN's national operations controller, Mike Osatuyi, said that the only realistic pump price for fuel should be pegged between N200 and N210 per litre.
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He also noted that the pricing template of the Federal Government which fixed the pump price at N169 per litre is grossly unrealistic considering that the landing cost of the fuel at the station is N194 per litre.
His words:
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“I buy petrol at N186.50k per litre from the depot and it costs me about N9.50k to get the same litre to the pump after paying levies. How do you want me to sell at N169 per litre when I have incurred additional costs?”
“No marketer can sell petrol at the regulated price of N169 per litre with the current realities when landing cost is N194 per litre.
“Those saddled with the responsibility of petroleum importation and pricing should be held responsible for the price disparities at the fuel stations.
“The current price of petrol does not reflect inflation, Foreign Exchange costs, union dues and transportation."
Osatuyi expressed worry that there are logistics and other additional charges which were not factored into the current pricing template by the Nigerian government for fuel pump prices.
He also urged the FG to be open to the public on the petrol landing cost as well as move to adopting deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector as a solution to the challenges of the sale of fuel.
He added:
“Total deregulation remains the best solution to ending fuel scarcity.
“The cost implication of total deregulation will make the price of petrol too expensive for Nigerians, but it will shift the burden from the government to end users."
Finally, FG speaks on subsidy removal, way forward for Nigeria's oil industry
Contrary to several reports, the Nigerian government warned that it is still subsidising fuel in the country.
The minister of petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva noted that the Federal Government is yet to deregulate petrol.
According to the minister, the increase in fuel pump prices by petroleum marketers was not approved by the government.
Finally, ports authority boss opens up on key activities of oil thieves on Nigeria's pipelines
In other news, oil thieves across the country are said to exhibit some level of smartness in carrying out their criminal activities.
These thieves, the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko said turn off the automatic identification system of the vessels before engaging in their stock in trade
Bello-Koko said that the Federal Government will go ahead and deploy the vessel traffic service (VTS) to monitor the activities around oil pipelines.
Source: Legit.ng
