Warri & Port Harcourt Refineries Commence Preliminary Refining of Crude Oil

 

 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced that the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries have commenced preliminary operations,

In a statement, NNPC says the refineries have been re-streamed after a nine-month rehabilitation exercise conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians.

It noted that both plants commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after successful test-runs, adding that while PHRC was ramping up its operation to about 60 per cent of its 210,000 barrels per day capacity, WRPC production was projected to hit 80 per cent of its installed 125,000bpd capacity.

The NNPC said the Port Harcourt refinery was projected to boost the nation’s local refining capacity with a product yield of five million litres of petrol per day, while Warri refinery would contribute 3.5 million litres of petrol.

It observed that with the successful re-streaming of the PHRC and WRPC, attention has now moved to the 110,000 barrels per day Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company which was billed to come on stream soon.


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