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Dangote Refinery Adjusts Petrol Prices, Absorbs 50% of Global Oil Price Increase

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"eBOB4t6T" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Petroleum Refinery said the recent adjustment in its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit &lpar;petrol&rpar; is directly related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"cnlPNidy" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The ex-depot price of petrol has been adjusted from N899&period;50 to N950 per litre&comma; marking a 5&percnt; increase&period; However&comma; Dangote Refinery emphasised that this increase is notably lower than the 15&percnt; rise in global crude oil prices&period; Over a span of just a few days&comma; Brent Crude prices have climbed from &dollar;70 to &dollar;82 per barrel&comma; with additional premiums for Nigerian crude adding approximately &dollar;3 per barrel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Petroleum Refinery&comma; in a statement&comma; also clarified that it has chosen to absorb part of the increased logistics costs&comma; in a bid to maintain consistent pricing across Nigeria&period; The refinery also kept the Single-Point Mooring &lpar;SPM&rpar; ex-vessel price stable at N895 per litre&comma; a move aimed at reducing the impact on consumers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In an effort to keep prices manageable&comma; Dangote Refinery stated that it has absorbed nearly 50&percnt; of the price hikes in international crude oil markets&comma; ensuring that the retail price of PMS nationwide will remain at N970 per litre&period; Without this intervention&comma; the company noted that the retail price could have surged to as high as N1&comma;150 to N1&comma;200 per litre in certain locations&comma; a stark contrast to the current price&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Oe8K5QmZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The company also acknowledged its partners&comma; including Ardova&comma; Heyden&comma; and MRS Holdings&comma; would retail petrol at the same price of N970 per litre nationwide&comma; aimed at preventing price disparities across different regions and ensuring uniform pricing across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory &lpar;FCT&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All our partners&comma; including Ardova&comma; Heyden&comma; and MRS Holdings&comma; will offer petrol to Nigerians at a retail price of N970 per litre nationwide&period; We have absorbed the increased logistics costs to guarantee uniform pricing across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory &lpar;FCT&rpar;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dangote Refinery has absorbed approximately 50&percnt; of the cost increases in the international oil market&period; This is due to our unwavering commitment to quality and affordability&comma; as well as the ownership of the refinery by Nigerians&comma; which remains central to our mission&period; If Dangote Refinery were to pass on the entire increase in the price of crude oil to the market&comma; the retail price of PMS would be approximately N1&comma;150 to N1&comma;200 per litre in some locations&comma; compared to the current price of N970 per litre&comma;” it said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Refinery emphasised its ongoing commitment to providing Nigerians with affordable and high-quality fuel&period; The statement also stressed its dedication to transparency&comma; with plans to publish its ex-depot price&comma; ex-vessel price&comma; and pump price on a weekly basis&comma; ensuring that consumers are informed and protected from price exploitation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are committed to providing reliable&comma; top-quality petrol to the Nigerian people at competitive prices&period; In these challenging times&comma; we continue to prioritise the best interests of Nigerians&comma; striving to shield consumers from the full impact of global price volatility while adapting to evolving market conditions&period; We sincerely appreciate the continued trust and support of Nigerians as we strive to deliver the best value for their money and contribute to the development of a self-sufficient economy that is resilient to international price fluctuations&comma;” it said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It expressed appreciation for the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the introduction of the Naira for Crude Initiative&period; The initiative&comma; which promotes local purchasing of crude oil with the naira currency&comma; has been credited with providing Nigerians with consistent access to high-quality PMS while shielding them from the fluctuations of the international oil market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We would like to express our gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the introduction of the visionary Naira for Crude Initiative&period; This groundbreaking initiative has enabled consistent access to high-quality PMS for all Nigerians&comma; while also insulating the Nigerian consumers from the volatility of the global oil market&comma;” it added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It reiterated its commitment to providing reliable&comma; top-quality petrol to Nigerians at competitive prices&period; It added that it will continue to prioritise the best interests of Nigerians&comma; striving to shield consumers from the full impact of global price volatility while adapting to evolving market conditions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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