By Deborah Hassan
365Daily– The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Ltd. has debunked reports that it has been engaged in secret illegal exportation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or any of its products.
365Daily recalls that NLNG had suspended export of LNG to cater to the rising demand by Nigerian consumers which had seen the price of the product skyrocketing.
In a statement issued in Lagos by NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Mr Andy Odeh, on Thursday, February 17, 2022, NLNG said has never, and does not, engage in illegal or backdoor exportation of LNG or any of its products, nor is NLNG involved in any international cartel.
Adding that the allegations contained in the report painted the company in bad light, he said: ”This explanation is necessitated by a report in the media that some top officials of the company were illegally shipping LNG to the U.S. and other South American countries.
”Deliveries of LNG from Bonny Terminal complies with all regulatory requirements for the export of products.
”These are made under various term and spot sales contracts to destinations not limited to Europe, the Far East, Greater Middle East, North America and South America,” the company said.
Odeh said: ” NLNG is a responsible corporate citizen operating its business according to strong business principles and ethics in accordance with requirements of relevant Nigerian and global laws and regulations.
“From the start operations in October 1999, the NLNG has never, and does not, engage in illegal or backdoor exportation of LNG or any of its products, nor is NLNG involved in any international cartel, as alleged.
“It is simply not true that the illegal exportation is still ongoing with the backing of some players in NLNG.”
He said the LNG trade undertaken by the company is bound by strict protocols and controls, hence not amenable to the kind of illegitimate schemes alleged in the report.
Odeh said the company also had full accurate accounts of destinations, quantities loaded and unloaded and related earnings on each cargo, adding that these are demonstrable.
“For each of the past financial years, including the periods alluded to in the report, the Shareholders of NLNG, which includes NNPC and three International Oil Companies never reported that any cargo or product of the company was lost or unaccounted for.
“Indeed, the possibility of such happening is beyond comprehension.
“For the avoidance of doubt, NLNG restates that the report paints a very incorrect picture of the Company’s business and its LNG trade.
“It is at complete variance with the company’s vision as a globally competitive LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria,” he said.
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