The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 11 pre-shipment inspection, monitoring and evaluation agents for oil and gas exports in Nigeria.
The CBN Director of Trade and Exchange Department, Dr. Hassan Mahmud, disclosed the appointment through a circular on Monday.
Marked TED/FEM/PUB/FPC/OO1/014, the circular dated May 13, 2024, classified the appointees into pre-shipment inspection agents and two monitoring and evaluation agents.
The nine Pre-Shipment Inspection Agents include:
1. Neroli Technologies Limited: Qua Iboe, Forcados, and Bonny.
2. Holborn Oil and Gas Inter Ltd: Usman, Egina, and Yoho.
3. Swede Control Intertek Ltd: Ima (Otakikpo), Erha, and Ajapa.
4. Fel Tov Energy & Investment Ltd: Tulja, Antan and Odudu.
5. JBIS Inter; Resources Ltd: Agbami, Bonga, Okoro and Akpo.
6. Patibon Services Ltd: Ebok, Oyo, Peninton, E.A, and Okwori.
7. Offshores Bulk Inspection Co Ltd: Escravos, Brass and Anyyala-Madu.
8. Candid Oil Services Ltd: Okono, Ugo-Cha, Abo and Aje.
9. Dakee Engineering and Construction Limited: LNG, Escravos and Bonny River Terminal (BRT).
The Monitoring and Evaluation Agents are:
1. Arlington Securities Nigeria Limited: JBIS, Offshore Bulk Inspection Co. Ltd, Neroli Holborn Oil Gas, Dakee Engineering & Construction Ltd (Gas), and DV Howells Nigeria Limited.
2. DV Howells Nigeria Limited: Feltov Energy, Swede Control, Patibon Services, and Candid Oil Services Ltd.
While all the appointments take immediate effect, the apex bank said that the directive has been communicated to authorised dealers, including the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), all terminal operators, and all oil and gas companies.
