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OAU, Others To Benefit From Duport Midstream Internship

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By Joseph Kanjo, Benin

Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife and five other top Nigerian universities are to benefit from internship of Duport Midstream Company Limited (DMCL), an energy park, as soon as the company kicks start operation.

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Dr. Akintoye Akindele, the Chief Executive Officer of the company who made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the facility alongside other partners in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, said 100 students drawn from Engineering departments, OAU, would be taken for internship as soon as the company kicks off operation, April, 2022.

According to him, second phase of the internship would accommodate six hundred students of Engineering departments from six top Nigerian universities, adding that they would be renumerated based on the nation’s minimum wage.

L-R: Kunle Soriyan, CEO, Africa House; Dr Benedicta Oyiana, Partner, Platform Capital; Lerato Molebasti, board bember, Platform Capital South, Africa; Tosin Odunsanya, Director, Duport Midstream; Kenny Nwosu, CEO Norsad Capital; Teshome Nkrumah, Deputy High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission; Dr Akintoye Akindele CEO, Duport Midstream, Oteng Sebonego, Investment Director, Norsad Capital; Gregory Georges, CEO, West Indies Oil Company, Antigua; ,Adeola Ajibade, Partner,  Platform Capital South Africa; Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, Vice-Chancellor OAU; Prishani Satyapal, Partner, Platform Capital; Shakti Satyapal, Director, Sustainability Truthing; Dr. A. S. Osunleke, Lecturer, OAU; Oludare Odejobi Ag. HoD. ,OAU; Tomi Amosun, CEO, Summit Oil; Samantha Petersen, board member, Platform Capital South Africa; Oje Ologun, Sector Head, Oil & Gas Access Bank Plc, and Dr Ogho Okiti, Managing Director, BusinessDay newspaper

The CEO who took partners of the company during the tour to various units of the company, said the first phase of the facility, which has a modular refinery operations, gas processing facility, data centre and power plant, would commence operation by April 2022.

“We are proud to announce to give 100 students internship every year to experience this project. For a start, we will offer internship programme to 100 students from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and their emoluments will be based on minimum wage and will be housed in the staff’s quarters. (Sic)

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“Afterwards, it will be extended to top six universities across the country, amounting to 600 students per annum,” Akindele said.

Akintoye Akindele, CEO, Duport Midstream (Left) and Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, Vice-Chancellor, OAU, during the inspection.

He added that the project has over 70 percent local content with 95 percent total workforce being Nigerians.

“This is an energy park from a point of view of all the sources such as gas, power, oil and then added data centre technology. 

“We have fused old industry of energy and new of technology to create a carbon-accretive, modern day business that not only impart environment positively, create jobs and also boost confidence of local engineers. (Sic)

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“Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into this project and this is 99 percent locally funded by government through the Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB), by bankers through the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Union Bank, Zenith Bank and Polaris bank.  percent of that funding has been local shareholders.”

Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awowolo University, while expressing gratitude to Duport, said the institution is ready to work with the firm.

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“I am here as the Vice-Chancellor to represent the management, staff and students to say thank you to the partners of this project. We believe there are mutual benefit we can drive from this partnership.

“We are looking forward to a time when our students will be here to enjoy the good things happening to Nigerian students. We are not only talking of our students, our staff will also want to be here to see how they can work with the company,” Ogunbodede said.

Partners present during the inspection are: Tomi Amosun, Chief Executive Officer, Summit, South Africa; Teshome Nkrumah, Deputy High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission; Prishani Satyapal, board member, Platform Capital, South Africa; Matthew Pratt, Norsad Capital, South Africa;

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Dr. Akintoye Akindele (right) explaining operation of the company to some of the partners.

Others are: Lerato Molebasti, member, Platform Capital, South Africa; Samantha Petersen, Platform Capital, South Africa; Adeola Ajibade, Partner, Healthcare and South Africa, Platform Capital and Shakti Satyapal, Director, Sustainability Truthing, South Africa.

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NNPCL Reduces Fuel Price After Dangote Refinery’s Adjustment

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reduced its premium motor spirit pump price on Thursday, according to DAILY POST.

It was confirmed that NNPCL retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have reduced their pump price to N890 per litre from N945.

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This new fuel price has been reflected in NNPCL retail outlets such as mega station Danziyal Plaza, Central Area, Wuse Zone 4, Wuse Zone 6, and other of its filling stations in the nation’s capital.

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The latest downward review of fuel price in NNPCL outlets represents an N55 reduction in fuel pump price.

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It was reduced to N890 per litre this afternoon, down from N945,” an NNPCL fuel attendant told DAILY POST anonymously on Thursday.

This comes a Nigerian filling station, MRS Empire Energy, on Thursday adjusted their fuel pump price to N885 and N946 per litre, down from N910 and N955 per litre.

The latest fuel price reduction trend is unconnected to Dangote Refinery’s ex-depot petrol price adjustment by N30 to N820 per litre from N850 and the price of crude oil in the international market.

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Dangote Refinery Reduces Fuel Price

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, by N30, from N850 to N820 per litre, effective from August 12, 2025.

This was disclosed in a statement by the company’s spokesman, Anthony Chijiena, on Tuesday.

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The 650,000-barrel-per-day plant said the move is part of its unwavering commitment to national development, assuring the public of a consistent and uninterrupted supply of petroleum products.

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In line with our dedication to operational excellence and sustainable energy solutions, Dangote Petroleum Refinery will commence the phased deployment of 4,000 CNG-powered trucks for fuel distribution across Nigeria, effective August 15, 2025,” said Chijiena.

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The announcement comes as the refinery prepares to commence direct fuel distribution nationwide. The development is expected to lead petroleum product marketers to reduce their pump prices in the coming days.

In Abuja, the retail fuel price stood between N885 and N970 per litre as of Tuesday evening.

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Indian Refiners Abandon Russia For Nigerian Crude, As Dangote Refinery Relies On US

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India Refineries have abandoned Russian crude for Nigerian crude, while domestic refiner Dangote Refinery relies heavily on West Texas Intermediate crude from the United States of America.

This followed a recent sanction threat by US president Donald Trump on India over continued patronage of Russian crude.

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According to Reuters, industry sources said that Indian Oil Corporation recently bought one million barrels of Nigeria’s Agbami crude for September 2025 delivery in a tender awarded to global trader Trafigura.

Also included are one million barrels of Angola Girassol, one million barrels of US Mars, three million barrels of Abu Dhabi Murban, and two million barrels of Nigerian oil, according to Reuters.

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The report noted that the purchase is part of a broader sourcing spree that has seen Indian refiners secure millions of barrels from non-Russian sources post July 2025.

Meanwhile, Indian refiners secured purchases of Nigerian crude grades; the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, is relying on around 60 percent on US and other imoorts to feed its processing units.

Data showed that the refinery imported an average of 10 million barrels in July 2025, saying it was increasingly relying on the US for its feedstock despite the naira-for-crude deal with the Federal Government, which kicked off in October last year.

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According to Reuters, the Indian Oil Corp and Bharat Petroleum have bought a million barrels of non-Russian crude billed for delivery in September and October after the US pressured India to halt purchases from Russia.

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Indian state refiners had been largely absent from the Nigerian crude market spotlight since 2022; they have in the past concentrated on Russian crude amid the Russian-Ukrainian war. However, the Indian refiners paused Russian purchases in late July 2025 after pressure from US President Donald Trump.

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On the part of Dangote Refinery, data from commodities analytics firm Kpler showed that in July, US barrels accounted for about 60 percent of Dangote’s 590,000 barrels per day of crude intake, with Nigerian grades making up the remaining 40 percent.

In July, the Dangote refinery’s crude imports surged to a record 590 kbd—driven largely by US barrels overtaking Nigerian supply for the first time—amid ongoing domestic sourcing challenges, Kpler reports.

“While WTI has held a significant share in Dangote’s import slate since March, this is the first time US crude has overtaken Nigerian supply—a shift driven by several factors,” Kpler stated.

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