There will be no fuel supply shortfall again this year – NNPCL

Mele Kyari, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has affirmed that there will be no shortage in the supply of petroleum products for the remainder of the year.

Kyari provided this assurance during a meeting with the Senate leadership on Wednesday, November 22. He conveyed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other Senate principals that the NNPC has the capability to ensure a consistent supply of petrol until the end of January.

Kyari further revealed that the Port Harcourt refinery would come on stream in December, followed by the Warri refinery to start in the first quarter of 2024.

“We have robust supply plants from now until next year; we have always planned for three months. And I guarantee you your Excellency that we will not see any shortages in our country. You may see a number of scattered reports that of filling stations that people will call it queues. They are not.”hesaid

“All the ongoing activities and engagements, with the support of Mr President around how to contain the issues of infractions on our pipelines, the actions of vandals which we have been getting the support of the Senate to make sure that something is done about it, to bring it to the barest minimum; so that oil pipelines are restored, so that we can continue to increase production, and the confidence of investors so that no one would produce oil when he is not sure of producing oil for the future market.” he said