Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had retooled the nation’s refineries and raised their capacity utilisation to 60 per cent ahead of the planned turnaround maintenance.

This is contained in a statement by Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in Abuja.

The statement quoted, Mr Andrew Yakubu, NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), as saying that the refineries had been raised to 60 per cent utilisation capacity of their nameplate capacity.

Yakubu said there was a setback in the plan to get the original builders of the refineries to undertake their scheduled turnaround maintenance.

He said this was because of their refusal to come to Nigeria following security challenges facing the country.

The group managing director said the corporation had therefore deployed in-house expertise to fix critical units of the refineries which had increased their capacity utilisation to 60 per cent.

“The recent improved performance of our refineries, including the re-streaming of the secondary units, especially the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units, is contributing to a substantial reduction of petroleum products into the country,” he said.

Yakubu said that the refineries were still facing constraint in capacity utilisation due to crude oil supply challenges as a result of pipeline vandalism.

He explained that NNPC was still working with the companies recommended by the original builders to outline the scope of work.

He said negotiations were nevertheless ongoing to ensure that the nation got value for every kobo to be expended on the project. (NAN)

0rlando0woh: From roads (ore etc) to railways to power sector privatisation and now refineries.
Little by little GEJ is using his fresh air to solve the problems APC's Obasanjo made to look like rocket science.
Where there is a will, there is a way!

koboko69: Good development, but this government will still claim to pay subsidy for the crude we refined ourselves. In b/w at what capacity were the refineries working before?2% 5% .........?

koboko69:

Your foolishness is legendary. What as pdp's OBJ got to do with APC? Does mentioning APC make u have an orgasm?Whats with glorifying ore road that pdp used almost 10years to complete. That road has been under construction since obj's 2nd term so whats the fuss about?

koboko69: Good development, but this government will still claim to pay subsidy for the crude we refined ourselves since subsidy was paid on kerosene ghosts made use of. In b/w at what capacity were the refineries working before?2% 5% .........?

Everyday we hear of JTF destroying illegal refineries, which simply means there is no big ddal in refining crude. Wonder why pdp led governmwent can not build new refineries and make the existing ones work in full capacity. Yet some clown are celebrating a mediocre 60% refinery capacity, calling it fresh air. If thats your definition of fresh air, you need serious deliverance.

koboko69: Good development, but this government will still claim to pay subsidy for the crude we refined ourselves since subsidy was paid on kerosene ghosts made use of. In b/w at what capacity were the refineries working before?2% 5% .........?

Everyday we hear of JTF destroying illegal refineries, which simply means there is no big ddal in refining crude. Wonder why pdp led governmwent can not build new refineries and make the existing ones work in full capacity. Yet some clown are celebrating a mediocre 60% refinery capacity, calling it fresh air. If thats your definition of fresh air, you need serious deliverance.

0rlando0woh: From roads (ore etc) to railways to power sector privatisation and now refineries.
Little by little GEJ is using his fresh air to solve the problems APC's Obasanjo made to look like rocket science.
Where there is a will, there is a way!

Austindark: yy

Blackchampion: Just give us job opportunities (experienced n fresh graduates) n save us dis stories

donnypool:


have you heard of self employment before?