Gas

LPG: Clean, Safe and Convenient fuel

Total Nigeria Plc markets gas with the brand name of LPG, which stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

LPG is versatile, fast, clean, powerful, portable and most importantly, very safe. It is used in a wide range of applications: cooking, heating, refrigeration and lighting. LPG is a modern, affordable alternative to electricity. Since it comes in a bottle, it can be moved from room to room, or taken outdoors.

In addition, LPG is an energy that responds instantly. There are no power cuts with LPG. It is non-toxic (not poisonous), clean-burning and non-pollutant to the atmosphere.

 

Uses of LPG

Be it at home, in your office or at your factory, LPG is there to satisfy your energy requirements. It's clean, versatile and simple to use and therefore suitable for all types of domestic, commercial and industrial applications of all sizes.

LPG powers a vast range of economical and environmentally responsible machinery in the Industrial, agricultural and commercial sectors. TOTAL currently supplies a wide range of sectors with this highly controllable multi-purpose fuel. 
 

  • Residential/Domestic usage
 
LPG finds useful application in the home being a most flexible and versatile fuel for cooking, heating, drying, lighting and grilling. It provides you with an instant cooking flame as well as with the correct amount of heat required. Moreover, LPG helps to keep your kitchen clean, as it does not form any soot nor blacken your pan bottoms or kitchen ceiling.
 
  •  Industrial Usage
 
The versatility of LPG allows you to have heat, light and power wherever and whenever you need it. LPG can be used in many applications in the industrial sector namely: drying, heating, hotels and catering, ceramic production, powering industrial ovens, kilns, furnaces, and production of packing material as well as in powering forklift trucks in warehouses.

LPG Packaging

LPG is available commercially in two packaging formats to meet your needs. 

    1.  LPG in Cylinder

Bottled gas is available in a wide range of cylinders to fit any appliance. We offer the following range of cylinder sizes (3kg, 12.5kg and 50 kg), giving us the edge in catering for all kind of LPG installations you may require.

All of our cylinders are checked for leakage at each refill.

Our cylinders not only provide energy to industrial and agricultural facilities, public institutions, hotels, restaurants and catering units but are also equally suitable in the home for baking, and cooking.  

  
    2. LPG in Bulk

The most cost effective solution for larger users with a higher consumption rate of LPG is a bulk tank installation.

Tanks of various sizes are available at TOTAL and can be made compatible depending on various requirements. The appropriate size will depend on factors such as total estimated gas consumption at peak demand, physical constraints imposed by the site, access to installation and required frequency of delivery.

For your peace of mind, our technical specialists are at your disposal to advise you as to the best option. TOTAL manages the whole tank installation process from start to finish.

These bulk installations are supplied on loan to our customers. TOTAL remains responsible for all related maintenance and safety procedures.

     Bulk Delivery

In order to facilitate bulk delivery of LPG to Industrial users, TOTAL provides modern LPG Delivery Trucks (DT), which is equipped with pump and meter.

 

Where to buy LPG

LPG is available in various size cylinders in about 300 TOTAL stations nationwide. The Total dealer will exchange your empty cylinder for a full one after confirming state of valve whenever required. Don't hesitate to ask your TOTAL dealer which cylinder is best suited to your application.

Click here for map showing Total service stations where LPG is sold in cylinders.

Industrial consumers, bulk independent buyers and resellers interested in buying LPG in bulk should contact the nearest Total Customer Service Centre for their requirements.

LPG Safety

TOTAL is constantly working towards the promotion of LPG as a safe and efficient fuel. LPG is just as safe as any other fuel. In fact, it is safer than most fuels because neither LPG itself nor the end products that are produced by burning LPG in a suitable appliance are poisonous to inhale.
Since LPG cannot burn without air, there can never be a 'Flash-back' into the cylinder.

You can feel safe with LPG as the most thorough precautions are taken to ensure your safety. All you have to do is to handle it correctly whilst adhering to the simple instructions provided.

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Contact Us

Should you have any enquiries concerning our LPG products and services, please feel free to contact us, we will be glad to hear from you.

The LPG Manager
Tel:        (+234) (01) 2621780-9 ext 2248, 2208
Email:     lpg@total.com.ng