Algeria delivers 1.6 million litres of petrol to Niger
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
Algeria has delivered 1.6 million litres of petrol to Niger in a convoy of 53 tankers that arrived at the regional depot of the Nigerien Petroleum Products Company in Agadez. The consignment fulfilled an order from Niger and was received by officials from both countries, according to the APS and ANP news agencies.
Fifty-three tanker trucks carrying about 1.6 million litres of Algerian petrol arrived on Sunday at the regional depot of the Nigerien Petroleum Products Company (Sonidep) in Agadez. The delivery, intended to fulfil an order from Sonidep, was reported by the official APS and ANP news agencies.
The convoy comprised 47 trucks with a capacity of 30,000 litres and six able to carry up to 40,000 litres. The fuel came from the Sbaa refinery in Adrar. At the handover, Niger’s Minister of Petroleum, Hamadou Tini, cited disruptions to supply chains, international conflicts and price fluctuations among the factors affecting the country’s supply.
The delivery comes as Niger faces tensions in the petrol and diesel market. Hamadou Tini stressed that having oil resources does not in itself guarantee self-sufficiency in refined products, which requires a chain covering refining, transport, storage and distribution.
The arrival is part of a series of Algerian convoys sent to Agadez, following the delivery of fuel by around 60 Algerian trucks, reported on 31 October. On 1 November, another report referred to 50 trucks and 1,600 tonnes of petrol.
