Oil & Energy
Inadequate Supply, Cause of Fuel Scarcity In S’East –DPR
The department of Petro
leum Resources (DPR) in Enugu State has attributed the current scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called Petrol, in the South East Zone to inadequate supply of the product.
The Corporate Manager of the department, Mr. Peter Ijeh, made the disclosure in Enugu recently in an interview with newsmen.
Ijeh said the scarcity had led to continued non-compliance of some major and independent marketers with the new government pump price of the product.
He said that supply in the five states of the South East of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo had dropped drastically against what it used to be previously.
“Ebonyi State used to have supply of 25 trucks of Petrol a day but that has reduced to four trucks, while Enugu which used to have supply of 80 trucks reduced to 40 as well as the three other states of the zone”, he said.
Ijeh said that the department was collaborating with the Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to ensure that petrol dealers complied with the government’s directive on new pump price.
He said that the department had started to sanction stations that hoarded the product and sold above N86.
Our Correspondent who monitored the level of complaicne to the new pump price reports that many filling stations are yet to adjust their pump price to the new rate.
Some of the stations visited sold the product at between N130 and N150 per litre.
A station attendant at Chris Tee Oils, Mr. Ekene Okpara said that the station bought fuel from the major marketers at a high price and sold at N130 in order to break even.
Okpara alleged that some Mega stations in the state also hoard fuel, while those that sold at the new pump price closed in less than two hours.
The Station Manager at Oando Filling Station at Uwani, Mrs Ebere ogazie, described the new pump price as a welcome development but complained about the non-availability of the product.
Ogazie said the station would comply with the new price when it received supply.
Investigation shows that Oando, Total, Master Energy and some NNPC mega stations are selling the product at the new rate but have long queues of prospective byers.
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Dangote Refinery Resumes Gantry Self-Collection Sales, Tuesday
This is revealed in an email communication from the Group Commercial Operations Department of the company, and obtained by Newsmen, at the Weekend.
The company explained that while gantry access is being reinstated, the free delivery service remains operational, with marketers encouraged to continue registering their outlets for direct supply at no additional cost.
The statement said “in reference to the earlier email communication on the suspension of the PMS self-collection gantry sales, please note that we will be resuming the self-collection gantry sales on the 23rd of September, 2025”.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery also apologised to its partners for any inconvenience the suspension may have caused, while assuring stakeholders of its commitment to improving efficiency and ensuring seamless supply.
“Meanwhile, please be informed that we are aggressively delivering on the free delivery scheme, and it is still open for registration. We encourage you to register your stations and pay for the product to be delivered directly to you for free. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding,” it added.
It would be recalled that in September 18, 2025, Dangote refinery had suspended gantry-based self-collection of petroleum products at its depot. The move was designed to accelerate the adoption of its Free Delivery Scheme, which guarantees direct shipments of petroleum products to registered retail outlets across Nigeria.
The refinery stressed that the earlier decision was an operational adjustment aimed at streamlining efficiency in the downstream supply chain.
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