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PROPOSAL: The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was formed in 1977 to put government into the front seat in the oil industry. Since then, the government cased to a mere regulatory agency.  Through the NNPC the government went into exploration, drilling and marketing of petroleum product in Nigeria, which brought unwholesome activities. My aim of carrying out this research is to identify the impacts of uniform pricing of petroleum products by examining:

• The trend of petroleum product pricing in Nigeria.
• The factors influencing petroleum products
• The effects of uniform prices for petroleum, products.
• Suggesting ways of ensuring efficient pricing of petroleum products prices, and also the responsibilities of the NNPC this issue.

My studying of this also will focus on uniform pricing of petroleum products, and its implications in Nigerian economy.  This stall be done by considering constraints that will be encountered as I study.                           

 

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to examine and determine the effects of uniform pricing policy on the marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria. Data were collected form primary and secondary data.  The major data collection instrument is the questionnaire. The data were presented in table as frequency distribution and analyzed with frequencies and percentage.  Having analyzed the data, the two funding are: The existing pricing policy has resulted in uniform prices by the “Big 8” and different prices by independent marketers. The effects of the uniform pricing include: shortage of supplies relative to demand, diversion, bunkering and hoarding of petroleum products. The conclusion is guided that deregulation of the down stream sector will improve the pricing system.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1. Background of the study
2. Statement of problem
3. Objectives of the study
4. Research questions
5. Significance of the study
6. Scope of limitations of the study
7. Definition of terms.

 

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

1. The meaning and concept of price
2. Determinants of price
3. Pricing goals and objectives
4. Flexibility in pricing
5. Pricing models
6. Pricing situation in Nigeria
7. Uniform pricing and marketing of petroleum product in Nigeria

 

CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARHC METHODOLOGY

1. Research design
2. Sources of data
3. Population
4. Sample size used
5. Validation of instrument
6. Data collection procedure
7. Method of data analysis

 

CHAPTER FOUR: DATE PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

1. Summary of findings
2. Conclusion
3. Recommendations

Bibliography

Appendix

 

LIST OF TABLE

 

1. Administration of questionnaires
2. Sex distribution of respondents
3. Age distribution of respondents
4. Marital distribution of respondents
5. Educational distribution of respondents.
6. Length of service
7. Petroleum product marketed by PPMC
8. Entities influencing the prices of petroleum products
9. Pricing policy for petroleum products
10. Response to uniform prices and efficiency in marketing petroleum products.
11. Effects of uniform pricing leading to hoarding
12. Effects of uniform pricing policy
13. Responses to protracted scarcity
14. Attributable to uniform pricing
15. Responses to deregulation and improvement of the pricing system.

 

 CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

1.1              BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Frequent charges in the prices of petroleum products, have a regular feature of the oil sector in Nigeria the price of petroleum products have been reviewed upward trice in Nigeria between 1999 and 2003 (Eze, 2003:7). Pricing of petroleum products had been the responsibility of the petroleum product pricing regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and, Nigerian National Petroleum deregulation of petroleum products prices. The NNPC was established in 1977 to put the government in front seat in the oil industry.  Form them the government ceased to be a mere regulatory agency.  Through the NNPC, the government delved into exploration, drilling and marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria (Ugbaja 2001: 8).  To facilitate this, the pipeline and product marketing company (PPMC) and petroleum product pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) were established to regulate the pricing, distributing and marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria.

Prior to the deregulation of petroleum product pricing in the PPPRA and the NNPC ensured uniform pricing for all petroleum products through out in Nigeria.  For instance in 1989 the Babangida administration through these agencies raised the pump price of fuel, one of the petroleum products to N6.00 per liter. This was also further raised to N13.00 per liter by the Abacha regime in 1996.

In 2001, the Obasanjo administration increased it to N19.00 and further to N26.00 in 2002.  In 2003, it was again raised form N26.00 to N34.00, and in 2004 currently was increased to N40.00 per liter and is still will be raised again (Ojo, 2003:18).

Uniformity in the pricing of petroleum products throughout the country had been ensured and sustained because of the control and the regulation of the industry by the government agencies the current proposals of the deregulation of the oil sector will not only bring about heterogeneity in the prices of these product but will also bring about wholesome activities in the marketing of these products (Nwala, 2003:9).

 

Before the deregulation of petroleum product pricing, the marketing of the petroleum products were undertaken by eight (8) companies: Agip, Texaco, Elf, Total, Unipetrol, Mobil, National African petroleum and National.  These companies maintained uniform prices of the various emergence of the numerous petroleum products markets in recent time have changed the situation it is against this background that this study is set to examine the impact of uniform pricing of petroleum products in Nigeria.

 

1. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

The deregulation of petroleum products prices recently was necessitated by the problems of uniform pricing of the products.  Among these problems are:

• Inadequate supply of the products to marketers by the refineries.
• Hoarding of the products by the marketers in the down stream sector.
• Product diversion by marketers to undesignated destinations.
• Increase demand of the products in the country.

 

 

 

1. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of uniform pricing of petroleum product in Nigeria.  Thus, the objectives of the study are:

1. To examine, the trend in petroleum products pricing in Nigeria
2. To examine factors influencing petroleum products prices.
3. To determine the effects of uniform prices for petroleum products.
4. To identify the problems of uniform prices petroleum products
5. To suggest ways of ensuring efficient pricing of petroleum products prices.

 

1. HYPOTHESIS

The following questions are formulated for the purpose of this study.

HYPOTHESIS

Ho:    Uniform prices for petroleum products does not ensure efficient marketing of the products.

Hi:     Uniform prices for petroleum products ensures efficient marketing of the products.

HYPOTHESIS 2

Ho:    Deregulation of petroleum products prices will not improve the marketing of the products

Hi:     Deregulation of petroleum products prices will improbe the marketing of the products.

 

1. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The usefulness of the findings and recommendations to the government, its petroleum product marketing agencies and students.

Firstly, the government will through the findings of this study understand the biting effects of the current pricing policy for petroleum products on the consumers.  The recommendations will help in formulating pricing policies that will make the marketing efficient.

Secondly, the petroleum product pricing agency (PPPA) will through this study see the need to be more efficient I the fixing of petroleum product prices in spite of the proposed deregulation of the prices, influencing the prices will reduce the exploitative tendency of the markets.

 

Again, the Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC) and all independent petroleum product marketers will see the need to cooperate with the government and NNPC will ensure efficient pricing policy and marketing of the products.

Finally, the study will be useful for academic purpose, it will serves as a data back to all students and researchers earring out a related study in future.  The study will also provide the basis for further studies through the findings.

 

1. SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study focuses on uniform pricing of petroleum products and its implications in the Nigerian economy.  However, in the course of the study, the following constraints were encountered:

1. Uncooperative attitude of some individuals: Some of the Nigerian National petroleum corporation (NNPC) and pipeline products marketing company (PPMC) staff and independent petroleum marketers refused to complete the questionnaires or to be interviewed, this affected the volume of primary information available for the study.
2. Inadequate finance: The study could have been more extensive of the researchers included other independent marketers outside Enugu metropolis in the study.  But the researcher did not have enough funds for such an extensive study.
3. Time constraint: Because of the demand placed on the researcher by other academic activities, the researcher did not have ample time for the study. Thus, the study could not accomplish within a recorded time.

 

1. DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

Upstream sector: This refers to the drilling and refining section of petroleum processing activities.

1.       Down Stream Sector:  This refers to the distributive and marketing section of petroleum products.

              2.       Uniform Pricing: This refers to the phenomenon of fixing the same price for each of the petroleum products I the marketers.

3.       Deregulation:      This refers to the system of allowing the supply and demand for product prices to determine their relative prices.

4.       NNPC:       This is an acronym for Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

5.       PPPA: This is an acronym for petroleum products pricing Agency.

6.       PPMC:       This is an acronym for pipeline products marketing company.