Port Harcourt refinery to begin production by month end -Mele Kyari

Port Harcourt refinery to begin production by month end -Mele Kyari

Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the Port Harcourt
refinery would begin production by the end of March.

 

Kyari spoke after a meeting with the senate ad hoc committee
investigating the various turnaround maintenance (TAM) projects of Nigerian
refineries.

 

“In the next two weeks, production will start. We did
mechanical completion of Port Harcourt, that was what we said in Dec 2023,” he
said.

 

“That means we are done with our rehabilitation work, now
you are to test if this completion is okay.”

 

Kyari said mechanical works had been completed at the Warri
refinery, and the facility is undergoing regulatory compliance procedures.

 

The NNPC GCEO, however, said the Kaduna refinery would not
be completed until December.

 

Kyari said all the crude lines are active, adding that over
450,000 barrels have been delivered to the Port Harcourt refinery.

 

 “Yes, there may be
security issues, but also government is responding to the situation,” he said.

 

“We are happy to work with the committee and promise not to
hide anything from them.”

 

Meanwhile, Ifeanyi Uba, chairman of the ad hoc committee,
expressed satisfaction with the information provided by the NNPC.

 

Ubah said the committee had an understanding of when to go
for oversight functions at the refineries.

 

 “I believe everything
is positively on track,” Uba said.

 

“We want the refineries to work and we have gotten a firm
promise from NNPCL on when they will begin operation.

 

“The next step is to visit the refineries and assess the
progress.”

 

The committee is slated to meet with Kyari on March 19, on
issues relating to crude oil theft.

 

The NNPC completed the mechanical phase of the turnaround
maintenance at the Port Harcourt refinery on December 21, 2023.

Source: Port Harcourt refinery to begin production by month end -Mele Kyari

 - NigerianEye
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