Three oil companies—Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, A.A. Rano Limited, and AYM Shafa Limited—have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to prohibit the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) from reviewing or withdrawing their import licenses.
They also asked the court not to block them from importing petrol in the interest of energy security and promotion of healthy competition in the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
This is stated in their court processes in response to the suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, which is seeking to void the import licenses issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and five other companies for importing refined petroleum products that Dangote already produces domestically, without any shortages.
In their written address and counter-affidavit, dated November 5, 2024, and filed by Ahmed Raji SAN, it was submitted that the businesses of the defendants do not in…