By Alexis Akwagyiram and Libby George
LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) – State-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has awarded its 2017 crude oil term contracts to 39 companies, the company said on Tuesday.
The contracts covering about 1.31 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil were awarded to 18 Nigerian companies, 11 international trading houses, five foreign refineries, three national oil companies and two “NNPC Group trading arms,” the firm said in a statement.
NNPC said the contracts, worth a total of more than $72 million per day at Tuesday’s crude prices of around $55.60 per barrel, were each for 32,000 barrels per day (bpd), apart from Duke Oil Ltd, an NNPC Group subsidiary, which was for 90,000 bpd.
The list compared with 27 companies that won contracts of varying sizes for 2016. OPEC member Nigeria typically produces just over 2 million bpd of crude oil, although its 2016 output was hobbled by militant attacks.
China’s Sinopec and India’s Indian Oil Corp were among the winners, as were international firms including the trading arms of BP and Total and trading houses Litasco and Glencore.
Absent from this year’s list were the trading arms of oil majors ExxonMobil, Shell and Eni, trading houses Mercuria and Taleveras and refiner Saras, all of whom were on the 2016 contract list. Vitol’s trading arm was also not on the list, although, Varo Energy, a joint venture between Vitol and private equity firm Carlyle Group, was.
NNPC head Maikanti Baru said the group had received bids from 224 companies. He said the decision to announce the winners reflected NNPC’s commitment to transparency.
“We’ll ensure transparency and fairness in the process,” Baru said in a statement.
Contract holder Volume (‘000 bpd)
Refiners
Hindustan Refinery 32
Varo Energy 32
Sonara Refinery 32
Bharat Petroleum 32
Cepsa 32
International Trading Companies
Trafigura 32
ENOC 32
BP Trading 32
Total Trading 32
UCL Petro Energy 32
Mocoh Trading 32
Trevier Petroleum 32
Heritage Oil 32
Levene Energy 32
Glencore 32
Litasco Supply and 32
Trading
Government to Government
Indian Oil Corp. (India – 32
IOC)
Sinopec (China) 32
SacOil (South Africa) 32
Nigerian Companies
Oando 32
Sahara Energy Resouce LTD 32
MRS Oil and Gas 32
A.A. Rano Nigeria Limited 32
Bono 32
Masters Energy 32
Hyde Energy 32
Britania-U 32
North West Petroleum 32
Optima Energy 32
AMG Petroenergy 32
Arkleen Oil & Gas Ltd 32
Shoreline Limited 32
Emo Oil 32
Setana Oil 32
Prudent Energy 32
NNPC Trading Companies
Calson/Hyson 32
Duke Oil Incorporated 90
Total: 39 1.31 million
(Reporting By Alexis Akwagyiram in Lagos and Libby George in London; editing by Grant McCool)
