The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the 15 companiesthat emerged winners of the Direct Sales and Direct Purchase (DSDP) of Crude oil contract for 2019/2020.
The NNPC in a statement by its spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, on Sunday, said that the announcement was in line with the corporation’s commitment to transparency and accountability in its activities as committed by the new Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari.
“Following the completion of the 2019/2020 DSDP tender exercise, 15 consortia/companies, made up of reputable and experienced international companies and Nigerian Downstream companies, emerged successful to undertake the 2019/2020 DSDP arrangement.
“The contract is for one year, effective 1st October, 2019 to 30th September, 2020,” he said.
The companies that won the contracts are:
BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LTD./AYM SHAFA LTD.
VITOL SA/CALSON-HYSON
TOTSA TOTAL OIL TRADING SA/TOTAL NIG. PLC
GUNVOR INTERNATIONAL B.V./AY MAIKIFI OIL & GAS CO. LTD.
TRAFIGURA PTE LTD./A. A. RANO NIG. LTD…
CEPSA S.A.U./OANDO PLC
MOCOH SA/MOCOH NIG. LTD.
LITASCO SA/BRITTANIA-U NIG. LTD./FREEPOINT COMMODITIES
MRS OIL & GAS COMPANY LTD
SAHARA ENERGY RESOURCE LTD
BONO ENERGY LTD./ETERNA PLC/ARKLEEN OIL & GAS LTD./AMAZON ENERGY
MATRIX ENERGY LTD./PETRATLANTIC ENERGY LTD./UTM OFFSHORE LTD./LEVENE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT LTD
MERCURIA ENERGY TRADING SA/ BARBEDOS OIL & GAS SERVICES LTD./RAINOIL LTD./PETROGAS ENERGY
ASIAN OIL & GAS PTE LTD./ EYRIE ENERGY LTD./ MASTERS ENERGY OIL & GAS LTD/CASIVA LTD
DUKE OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED.
The release stated that the tender process comprised technical and commercial bid submission respectively, evaluation and shortlisting, then commercial negotiations with prequalified companies and engagement of the successful consortia/companies by NNPC.
“Under the DSDP arrangement, the under listed fifteen (15) consortia/companies shall over the contract period, offtake crude oil and in return, deliver corresponding petroleum products of equivalent value to NNPC, subject to the terms of the agreement”, the release declared.
In his takeover note on 8 July, 2019, the newly appointed NNPC GMD, Mallam Kyari, had promised to open NNPC books to public scrutiny, saying as a publicly owned company Nigerians deserve to know about the operations of the Corporation.
He reiterated his Management’s team commitment to transparency and accountability
when he had a maiden Town Hall engagement with the staff of the Corporation where he launched the team’s policy direction tagged: Transparency, Accountability, Performance and Excellence (TAPE).
