Kamfanin NNPC Limited ya fara sayar da man fetur na Utapate ga masu sarrafa man fetur duniya, shida zuwa shekaru bayan fara binciken. A cewar wata sanarwa da Babban Jamiāin Sadarwa na Kamfanin, Olufemi Soneye, an fara sayar da man fetur na Utapate a taron Argus European Crude Conference da ke gudana a London, Ingila.
Man fetur na Utapate, wanda aka samar daga filin Utapate a Oil Mining Lease 13 a jihar Akwa Ibom, yana da sulphur ĘarÉuwa ĘarÉuwa na 0.0655% da ĘarÉuwa ĘarÉuwa saboda sojojin flare gas, wanda yake dacewa da bukatun manyan masu siye a Turai.
Manajan Darakta na NNPC E&P Limited, Nicholas Foucart, ya bayyana fara sayar da man fetur na Utapate a matsayin miliki mai mahimmanci ga fitar da man fetur na Nijeriya zuwa kasuwar duniya. Foucart ya ce, āTun fara samar da man fetur na Utapate a watan Mayu 2024, mun saukaka samarwa zuwa 40,000 barrels kowace rana tare da Ęarancin lokacin jarrabawa. Har yanzu, mun fitar da cargoes biyar, galibi zuwa Spain da gabashin bakin teku na Amurka; yayin da cargoes biyu zaÉuÉÉuka za November da Disamba 2024, wanda yake wakiltar babban Ęarfi ga fitar da man fetur na Nijeriya zuwa kasuwar duniyaā.
Foucart ya ci gaba da cewa filin Utapate, wanda aka gudanar da shi gaba Éaya ta NEPL da Natural Oilfield Services Limited, yana da rahusa mai yawa na 330 million barrels na man fetur, 45 million barrels na condensate da 3.5 tcf na gas. āMuna da shirye-shirye da yawa don Ęara samarwa daga yanzu 40,000 bopd zuwa 50,000 bopd ta January 2025, da 60,000 bopd zuwa 65,000 bopd ta June 2025. Gaba Éaya, muna neman damar Ęara samarwa zuwa 80,000 bopd ta Ęarshen 2025,ā in ya ce.
Manajan Darakta na NNPC Trading Limited, Lawal Sade, ya bayyana cewa tsarin farashin man fetur na Utapate ya fi kama da na Amenam, kuma ya bayyana shirye-shirye don kawo term contracts wanda ke nishadantar da masu siye daga Turai da gabashin bakin teku na Amurka.