All You Need To Know About The New Fuel Pricing Framework, By Ibe Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has been busy in the last 24 hours explaining the rationale for the new petroleum products supply and pricing framework introduced by the federal government on Wednesday.

On Thursday, he posted the following explanation on his Facebook page. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has been busy in the last 24 hours explaining the rationale for the
new petroleum products supply and pricing framework introduced by the federal government on Wednesday.

On Thursday, he posted the following explanation on his Facebook page. affecting crude volumes for PMS conversion and impacting FG forex earnings Resultant Fuel scarcity has created an abnormal increase in price resulting in Nigerians paying averages of N150 – N300 per litre as prevalent hoarding, smuggling and diversion of products has reduced volumes made available to Citizens In the absence of available forex lines or crude volumes to continue massive importation of PMS, it is clear that unless immediate action is taken to liberalise the petroleum supply and distribution, the queues will persist, diversion will worsen and the current prices will spiral out of control Benefits of The New Framework

· Permanently eliminates subsidy payments (~N1Tn in 2015, ~16.5Bn April – Date)

· Ensures 100% FAAC payment on allocated 445,000 bpd and potential additional revenue stream which can be tailored towards palliatives

· Solves fuel scarcity crisis by ensuring availability of products at all locations of the country

· Ensures market stability and Improves fuel supply situation through private sector participation

· Reduces hoarding, smuggling and diversion substantially and stabilise price at the actual product price

· Encourages Investments in both Refineries and Retails (potential $2 -3 Bn in 2016)

· Stabilizes economic fundamentals and allows access to Development Loans etc.

· Creates Labour market stability (will potentially create additional 200,000 jobs through new investments and prevent potential loss of nearly 400,000 jobs in existing investments)

· Provides Government more revenue to address social and infrastructural needs of the country

Immediate Solutions

· Free out private marketers and any Nigerian entity willing to supply PMS to source for their Forex exchange and import PMS to ensure availability of products in all locations of the country  · All Products will be sold within the recommended PPPRA price band to be reviewed periodically

· PPPRA and DPR will be further empowered to ensure level playing ground , strict compliance with market rules by all stakeholders and consumer protection