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Petroleum marketers have taken delivery of fresh cargoes of petrol and diesel at major coastal terminals in Lagos and Warri, with several vessels discharging or scheduled to berth across both cities in recent days.

The latest tanker position report monitored by Petroleumprice.ng showed Lagos as the busiest receiving hub, with cargoes scheduled at the Petroleum Wharf Apapa, Stockgap, Ibafon, Rain Oil and other terminals.

Among the vessels tracked, Brands Hatch, carrying 61,000 metric tonnes of petrol, arrived at Pinnacle on August 11 and berthed the following day, with BP Oil listed as the receiver. ST Lady Doyin, with 37,000 MT of petrol, arrived on August 10 and berthed at Bovas on August 12. LIAN XI LU, carrying 33,000 MT of petrol, arrived on August 12 and was scheduled to berth at AIPEC, with Glencore and Bono as receivers.

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In Warri, Princess Oge, loaded at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and carrying 15,000 MT of petrol, arrived on August 10 and berthed at RainOil the following day. Matrix Pride, also carrying 15,000 MT of petrol, arrived on August 5 and was due to berth at Matrix, with Matrix Energy as the receiver.

On diesel, Bise, carrying 13,000 MT, arrived on August 11 and was discharging at the Petroleum Wharf Apapa, with NIPCO as the receiver. Oluwajuwonlo, with 20,000 MT of AGO, berthed at Rain Oil on August 12. ST WALGA and Hudson, each carrying 20,000 MT of diesel, are expected to load at the Dangote refinery before discharging at AA Rano and Emadeb in Lagos respectively.

Fresh LPG supplies also arrived, with Alfred Temile, carrying 13,000 MT loaded from the Nigeria LNG facility in Bonny, berthing at Bulk Oil Petroleum on August 11. NNPC is the receiver. Eco Arctic, with 8,000 MT of LPG, berthed at Navgas on August 10 and was discharging.

The fresh arrivals are expected to improve short-term product availability in both markets, though analysts say the supply position remains sensitive to replacement costs, international crude oil prices and the pace of discharge from coastal terminals. Consumers hoping for significant price relief may face further delays, as the ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to drive up the cost of imported commodities.