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Monday, July 15, 2013
The blockade stopping LNG shipments out of Nigeria’s NLNG has been lifted. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), who has been manning the blockade for three weeks, lifted the ban on July 12 after resolving a fees dispute.
Nigeria LNG Ltd. said it had decided, under protest, to pay $140 million in the dispute over levies claimed by NIMASA. That amount is in addition to an earlier $20 million paid.
“In addition, NLNG has agreed to pay, again under protest, the levies as they become due until a judicial ruling on whether these payments are justified can be obtained,” NLNG said in a statement. NLNG claims it is exempt from levies under the conditions set out for the LNG industry.
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