NNPCL Gives Fresh Update On Month Port Harcourt Refinery Will Be Ready

NNPCL Gives Fresh Update On Month Port Harcourt Refinery Will Be Ready

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) affirms the unwavering commitment to the December deadline for the mechanical completion of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC).

Chief Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye reiterated, “We have said from time that by the end of December, the mechanical completion of the refinery will be completed. Yes, we are still maintaining that. Nothing has changed,” as conveyed to The Nation yesterday.

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Soneye, on November 6, 2023, had previously expressed the NNPCL’s optimism about the rehabilitation’s completion within the month. He emphasized that, based on the assurances provided by the contractors to the oil giant, there have been no alterations to the specified completion date.

He added:   “What they (contractors) said is that all things working well, the refineries will be working in December and January.

“That is what has been there and that is what the contractors have said. And we are working on that timeline.

“And as NNPC, we are going around on every milestone we are pushing out information. So, we are working on that December/January.

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“The assurance we have is that December/January, the refineries will be working.

“And nothing has happened as of now to change that or to move it forward so we are on course.

“If anything changes, I will defer to you that this is going to happen. But in terms of the timeline, the timeline is still on course.”

During his inspection of the rehabilitation, Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, emphasized that accountability should rest with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) if the December deadline is not met.

The rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited (KRPC), with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day, is slated for completion between October and December 2024. The contract for the project was awarded in February to the South Korean firm Daewoo E&C at a cost of $740.6 million.

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