New Telegraph 
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 11 pre-shipment and monitoring and evaluation agents for oil and gas exports in the country.
The apex bank, which announced this in a circular to Authorised Dealers, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd(NNPCL), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA), all terminal operators and oil and gas companies, on Tuesday, said the appointments took effect immediately.
Naira plunges to N1,520.40/$1 on official market According to the circular, the CBN appointed nine companies as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agents (PIAs) and two as Monitoring and Evaluation Agents (MEAs). The pre-shipment inspection agents and the terminals they are responsible for, include:
Neroli Technologies Limited (Qua Iboe, Forcados, and Bonny); Holborn Oil and Gas Inter Ltd (Usman, Egina and Yoho); Swede Control Intertek Ltd ( Ima –Otakikpo-, Erha, and Ajapa); Fel Tov Energy & Investment Ltd ( Tulja, Antan and Odudu); JBIS Inter Resources Ltd (Agbami, Bonga, Okoro and Akpo); Patibon Services Ltd ( Ebok, Oyo, Peninton, E.A, and Okwori); Offshores Bulk Inspection Co Ltd (Escravos, Brass and Anyyala-Madu); Candid Oil Services Ltd (Okono, Ugo-Cha, Abo and Aje) and Dakee Engineering and Construction Limited (LNG, Escravos and Bonny River Terminal).
For the monitoring and agents, the CBN said Arlington Securities Nigeria Limited will monitor five PIAs- JBIS, Offshore Bulk Inspection Co. Ltd, Neroli Technologies Ltd, Holborn Oil and Gas Inter Ltd and Dakee Engineering & Construction Ltd, while DV Howells Nigeria Limited will monitor four PIAs- Feltov Energy, Swede Control, Patibon Services and Candid Oil Services Ltd.
