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April 28, 2019
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation, NNPC  MaikantiBaru says the corporation plans to bridge the gap of petroleum products supplyin the country.
Baru said this while fielding questions fromjournalists after a facility tour of Lee Engineering and construction Firm, inWarri Delta state.
He said that with the Nigeria’s projected populationgrowth of 230 million by 2025, there was the need to work hard to ensure thecountry meets the projected product supply gap.
He said that the coming on stream of DangoteRefinery and the co-location of refineries from Europe to the country was partof the efforts of the corporation to meet the supply gap.
Baru noted that the corporation was also looking atcondensate production to help mitigate the situation.
Condensate is one of the lightest and most valuablecrude oil which can be used to produce petrol, jet fuel, diesel and heatingfuel.