The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday reported that total volume of petrol imported to supplement local refining output in the fourth quarter of last year stood at 5.32 billion litres.
The official statistics producing and reporting agency in its ‘Petroleum Products Imports and Consumption (Truck Out) Statistics’ report disclosed further that 1.3 billion litres of diesel, 114.19 million litres of kerosene and 267.80 million litres of aviation fuel were imported during the period.
This is even as it confirmed that 50.73 million litres of base oil, 42.38 million litres of bitumen; 10.63 million litres of Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO); and 331.78 million litres of domestic gas were imported in the three-month period ended December 2018.
Giving a breakdown of the products’ state-wide distribution during the review period, the agency indicated that 5.17 billion litres of petrol were distributed nationwide.
It reported further that 1.16 billion litres of diesel, 81.12 million litres of household kerosene, 256.73 million litres of aviation fuel and 137.53 million litres of domestic gas were distributed nationwide during the period under review.
The Bureau’s report was based on statistics provided on imported volume of refined fuel and other petroleum products by Petroleum Products and Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and validated by it.
