Another Nigerian Refinery Set to Begin Selling Fuel to Marketers
Oil marketers have visited the Port Harcourt Refinery Company in Rivers State and expressed hope that the facility may start releasing refined petroleum products this month.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) members said the facility’s rehabilitation has been mainly completed.
The IPMAN members said the plant will be ready this month, as earlier speculated by Mele Kyari, the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
On March 15, 2024, the NNPCL boss said the refinery would commence operations in two weeks. NNPCL official said on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that the facility’s critical safety and regulatory compliance tests were ongoing.
Punch reports that marketers said the plant would begin releasing products very soon, as per their visit to the facility and information from staff at the refinery. Kyari had revealed at a hearing that mechanical works had been completed on the refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, stating that the Kaduna refinery would commence operations in December.
Will the refinery starts work this month(October)? Stay connected for update soon.