Nigeria is considering changes to crude allocation and pricing rules to improve \u200cfeedstock access for its refiners, including Dangote Refinery, the local oil refiners’ association said.<\/p>\n
Dangote has previously said Nigeria’s pricing structure adds $3 to $4 per barrel to feedstock costs for refiners because purchases \u200bare routed through producers’ trading arms. Analysts say the main constraint in domestic \u200bcrude transactions is pricing rather than physical availability.<\/p>\n
The move could help \u2060boost operations at Dangote’s 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery, Africa’s largest, whose output has at \u200btimes been constrained by difficulties securing sufficient crude supplies domestically.<\/p>\n
The Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association \u200bof Nigeria (CORAN) said the proposed changes are expected to be discussed this week during a regulator-led review of Nigeria’s domestic crude supply obligation, which requires producers to supply local refiners before exporting.<\/p>\n
Under \u200bone proposal, a producer linked to an IOC’s network could deliver crude directly \u200bto a nearby refinery, with volumes reconciled later at the terminal, said CORAN spokesperson Eche Idoko, \u200cadding \u2060this would reduce reliance on trunklines and bring crude closer to refiners.<\/p>\n
A second proposal would allow refiners that lift crude directly from production facilities to receive a discount reflecting the freight and handling costs embedded in Brent-linked pricing but not actually incurred \u200bby them.<\/p>\n
“This could be \u200ba win-win for \u2060both the producers and refiners,” said Idoko.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) released data on Monday showing producer compliance with the domestic \u200bcrude supply framework rose to over 90% from less than \u200b43% in \u2060the previous quarter.<\/p>\n
The metric tracks actual deliveries against volumes allocated by the regulator, not refinery demand met. Under the scheme, producers must offer allocated volumes to local refineries, with \u2060sales \u200bagreed on a ‘willing-buyer, willing-seller’ basis.<\/p>\n
A NUPRC official said \u200bthe ideas “are on the table” largely at the urging of inland refiners, but added that implementation would require \u200baddressing crude quality differences and pricing adjustments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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