Nigeria emerged as the second-largest importer of kerosene from the United States last year, according to a new report released by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the US Energy Department.



The country, which is Africa’s biggest crude oil producer, also took in the third-largest volume of the US jet fuel in 2015.

The report said Nigeria imported 1.25 million barrels of the US kerosene from January to December.

Other products imported from the US by Nigeria include Liquefied Petroleum Gas, lubricants, petroleum coke, fuel ethanol and finished motor gasoline.

The country imported 1.72 million barrels of the LPG; 290,000 barrels of lubricants; 121,000 barrels of petroleum coke, 161,000 barrels of fuel ethanol and 616,000 barrels of finished motor gasoline, the EIA data showed.
Nigeria bought a total of 1.427 million barrels of the US kerosene in 2014. In 2013, 1.040 million barrels were imported; 272,000 barrels in 2012; 1,000 barrels in 2009; 4,000 barrels in 2008, and 1,000 barrels in 1995.

Canada remained the top US kerosene importer, with 3.3 million barrels imported last year. After Nigeria ....

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From US kwa

missKiffy:
From US kwa

Are you surprised.

@Tonybarcanista

Nigeria is a sick joke. We export our crude to them, well when they were still buying, and import refined products from our customers. To even think we import LPG, when we constantly flare ours! Sick and twisted country.

I don't blive this, in as much I'm an IPOB.
This news is fake

This country future is crying for help..

Where did they see such huge FX to import such luxurious premium substance?

SleekMallam:
Where did they see such huge FX to import such luxurious premium substance?

Oh you think government reveals every deals to her citizens

ifyan:

Oh you think government reveals every deals to her citizens

Who knows how many more secret deals are ongoing as we type?

SleekMallam:

Who knows how many more secret deals are ongoing as we type?

It is a norm in government.

Nigeria that has this raw material everywhere.

ifyan:

It is a norm in government.

Even under Buhari?

SleekMallam:

Even under Buhari?

Almost everywhere.

These are cabals that take over 60% of forex and yet GMB thinks that those needing forex to study abroad are on their own.