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AN APPRAISAL OF PIPELINES AND DEPOTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OF WHITE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
ABSTRACT
Distribution and marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria has always been constrained by a number of problems. To alleviate the problems, the Federal Government established the Pipeline and product Marketing Company Limited as a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which become operational in 1987. Has this company been effective’?. In an attempt to determine whether the Organisation is effective in distribution and Marketing of Petroleum Products throughout the country, the performance of the company was measured against the set objective. To measure the performance or otherwise of the company, analysis of petroleum products, produced by our local Refineries and products consumed in the country were made. Also analysis of products lifted by Pipeline from our four domestic Refineries were made. Methods of product transportation and the changes in
transportation mode of refinery off-take were assessed. The growth of petroleum products retails outlets before and after the advert of pipeline Network system was also assessed. The study attempts amongst other things to analyse as succinctly as possible the various factors affecting the products distribution. However, it deals with a particular brand of products – “the white products”. The recommendation and other relevant considerations and suggestions for better performance of the organisation were made. Based on the analysis, therefore, the company was found to be effective in distribution and marketing of petroleum in Nigeria’s.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page- – – – – – – – – i
Approval page – – – – – – – -ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – -iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – -iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – – -v
Table of content – – – – – – – -vi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION – – – – – – – -1
1.0 Background of the study – – – – -1
1.1 Statement of the problem – – – – -5
1.2 Purpose of the study – – – – – -6
1.3 Significance of the study – – – – -8
1.4 Research questions – – – – – -9
1.5 Scope of the study – – – – – – -10
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – – – -11
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology – – – – – – -39
Design of study – – – – – – – -40
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data – -48
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary of findings – – – – – – -60
Conclusion – – – – – – – – -61
Recommendations – – – – – – – -62
Suggestions for further research – – – – -64
References – – – – – – – – -65
Appendix I – – – – — – – – -68
Questionnaire. – – – – – – – -69
AN APPRAISAL OF PIPELINES AND DEPOTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OF WHITE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
