According to some oil industry sources, the 34 firms are under a total of 15 groupings, which received the award letters issued by the country’s state oil firm according to some oil industry sources, the 34 firms are under a total of 15 groupings, which received the award letters issued by the country’s state oil firm.
The 15 groupings said to have won the contract are: BP/Aym Shafa, Vitol/Varo, Trafigura/AA Rano, MRS; Oando/Cepsa, Bono/Akleen/Amazon/Eterna, Eyrie/Masters/Cassiva/Asean Group, Mercuria/Barbedos/Petrogas/Rainoil, UTM/Levene/Matrix/Petra Atlantic, TOTSA, Duke Oil, Sahara, Gunvor/Maikifi, Litasco /Brittania-U, and Mocoh/Mocoh Nigeria.
With the new development, the firms which are now shouldered with the responsibility of carrying out the NNPC crude-for-oil exchange deal have grown by 120%. The numbers grew from 10 pairings to a total of 22 companies.
Oil companies, however, jostled to be on the list, because it gives them opportunity to have access to the country’s crude oil cargoes.
Samson Oyedeyi