NNPC Limited Disputes That 17.877million Barrels Of Crude Oil Were Exported Without Necessary Paperwork

The NNPC Limited has described as untrue, an online publication alleging that the company exported 17.877 million barrels of crude oil from 2016 to 2020 without proper documentation.

A statement refuting the allegation, signed by Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limited, Garba Deen Muhammad; noted that “#NNPC does not appoint inspection agent as alleged” and that “the Auditor General report in reference did mention 132 oil marketing companies in non-completion of the NPX forms; but that does not mean in any way that the proceeds from the sale of the said crude were not repatriated to the coffers of #NNPC”.

The full statement:

“Our attention has been drawn to an online publication, alleging that NNPC Limited exported 17.877 million barrels of crude oil without proper documentation in four years (2016 to 2020).

The Auditor General’s report in reference did mention 32 oil marketing companies involved in the non-completion of the NXP forms, but that does not in any way mean that the proceeds from the sale of the said crude were not repatriated into the coffers of #NNPC and consequently into Federation Accounts for Federation related barrels.

It should also be noted that #NNPC does not appoint Inspection Agents as alleged, but rather, it is the sole responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Therefore, the general public is advised to disregard the said malicious publication, and instead visit the relevant Auditor General’s website to see the full content of the audit report, and be guided accordingly.”