The debate about the sulphur levels in Automotive Gas Oil, commonly known as diesel, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery remains unresolved, according to The PUNCH.
During the weekend, online reports claimed that diesel from the $20 billion refinery had high sulphur content.
Despite these allegations, oil marketers noted that no drivers or industrial users had reported any issues with the Dangote diesel.
“We don’t want to be involved in the politics or claims and counter-claims about Dangote diesel, but what I going to tell you is that no transporter, motorist, or industrial consumer has complained about the diesel since we started distributing it,” the National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, stated.
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A senior representative of the Dangote Group stated that the recent claims about high sulphur levels in Dangote diesel originated from people determined to sabotage the refinery, labeling the claims as false.
The PUNCH recalls that Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, and some company officials had previously accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority of bringing contaminated fuel into Nigeria.
Additionally, Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, accused international oil companies of attempting to undermine the refinery and criticized the NMDPRA for recklessly issuing licenses to marketers for importing substandard refined products into the country.
