Association Expresses Relief As Gas Vessels Discharge At Apapa Terminal  

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) on Tuesday said the scarcity of cooking gas would soon ease as two vessels have started discharging at Apapa Terminal.
Executive Secretary of the association, Mr Bassey Essein said  in Lagos that a vessel of the Nigeria LNG Ltd. had discharged 13,000 tonnes of LPG at the Lagos Jetty.
According to him, another vessel has berthed on the high sea awaiting directive from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) before commencing discharge.
“It is expected that when the gas is discharged at the Lagos Port, it will be sufficient and reduced the price of cooking gas nationwide.
“The LPG product pricing is always guided by availability of product.
“The fact remains that LPG vessel costs a lot of money to charter, with attendant high demurrage if not discharged on time to allow the vessel sail out,’’ he said.
Meanwhile, the General Manager, External Relations, Nigeria LNG, Mr Kudo Eresia-Eke, confirmed in a statement that the vessel discharged 13,000 tonnes of LPG at Lagos Jetty at the weekend.
According to him, the vessel is scheduled to return to NLNG’s facility in Bonny to re-load‎.
He said NLNG would continue in its efforts to ensure adequate supply and price stability in the market.
Eresia-Eke said that its board recently approved an increase in the LPG dedicated for supply to the domestic market from 250,000 metric tons to 350,000 metric tonnes annually.