By Kolawole Ojebisi
Barely forty-eight hours after Dangote refinery slashed the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol to N899, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has adopted similar marketing approach
This is as the NNPCL also reduced its ex-depot price from N1,020 to N899 per litre on Saturday.
This decision was confirmed by the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) in a statement released on Saturday.
The statement signed by the association’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr Joseph Obele, and quoting a document released by NNPCL’s Commercial Department indicates a reduction based on regional pricing scheme.
The price indicated that marketers will buy the product at N899 per litre, matching the price offered by the Dangote refinery few days ago.
Marketers purchasing from Warri, Oghara, Port Harcourt and Calabar will, however, pay N970 per litre to offtake products.
The statement read, “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has taken a significant step in response to the competitive impact of deregulation in the downstream sector.
“The company recently reduced the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit from N1,020 to N899 per litre.
“The price reduction by NNPCL is seen as a response to the competitive impact of deregulation, which has led to increased competition in the downstream sector.”
Obele noted that the price reduction by the national oil firm is seen as a response to the competitive impact of deregulation, which has led to increased competition in the downstream sector.
The move is expected to spark a price war among oil marketers, ultimately benefiting consumers.
