By Adedapo Adesanya
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has disclosed that a total of N203.73 billion was generated from the sale of white products in the month of July 2021.
This information was contained in the July 2021 figures of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR).
The report, which was its 72nd edition, also revealed that total revenues generated from the sales of petroleum products for the period July 2020 to July 2021 stood at over N2.563 trillion, with premium motor spirit (PMS) contributing about 99.7 per cent of the total sales.
The report also noted that a total of 1.54 billion litres of petroleum products were sold and distributed by the PPMC in the month of July 2021 with PMS or petrol accounting for 99 per cent of the total volume.
Total sale of petroleum products for the period July 2020 to July 2021 stood at 19.535 billion litres and PMS accounted for 99.73 per cent of total volume, the report stated.
The report also indicated a 5.23 per cent increase in the average daily gas supply to power plants in the month of July 2021 which stood at 759 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd), equivalent to power generation of 3,250MW against the June 2021 figure of 721 mmscfd to generate 3,181 megawatts (MW).
According to the report, national gas production in July 2021 increased by 3.9 per cent at 232.69 billion cubic feet (bcf) compared to the output in the previous month, translating to an average daily production of 7,502.28 mmscfd.
For the period July 2020 to July 2021, a total of 2,891.53 bcf of gas was produced representing an average daily production of 7,305.43 mmscfd.
In terms of period-to-date production from Joint Ventures (JVs), Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and NPDC contributed about 58.67 per cent, 20.45 per cent and 20.89 per cent respectively to the total national gas production.
In the downstream sector, to ensure sustained increase and effective distribution of petroleum products, especially PMS across the country, the NNPC has continued to diligently monitor the daily stock of petrol to achieve success in this regard.
In July 2021, the MFOR noted that 42 pipeline points were vandalized representing a 10.6 per cent decrease from the 47 points recorded in June 2021.
In the month under review, the Port Harcourt area accounted for 40 per cent and the Mosimi area accounted for 60 per cent of the vandalized points.
In the upstream, NNPC recorded a total export receipt of $191.26 million in July 2021 as against $188.00 million in June 2021.
Receipts from crude oil amounted to $12.95 million while gas and miscellaneous receipts stood at $78.69 million and $99.61 million respectively.
Total crude oil and gas export receipt for the period July 2020 to July 2021 stood at $1.73 billion.
Dipo Olowookere