The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
NNPC, weekend, said it has reopened the Port
Harcourt refinery, about six weeks after it was
shut down, while it also disclosed that it has
stepped up efforts to bring the fuel scarcity
currently witnessed across the country to an
end.

This was even as the NNPC also stated that it
paid N85.96 billion into the Federation
Account for the month of January 2016,
despite recording a loss of N3.55 billion in the
same month.

Speaking during a tour of petrol stations in
Abuja to assess the fuel crisis situation, Group
Executive Director, Commercial and
Investment, Mr. Victor Adeniran said Warri
and Kaduna refineries could not resume
production at the moment because the
pipeline network supplying crude oil to the
two refineries had been sabotaged and were
yet to be fixed.

He appealed to Nigerians to be patient,
stating that over the last three days, it had
flooded the market with petrol and that in the
next few days, the queues witnessed at petrol
stations would disappear.

He said, “We want to appeal to Nigerians to
bear with us. Part of what the NNPC has done
was making sure the refineries are back on
stream. The reasons the refineries are not
working today is because the pipelines that
are supposed to supply crude oil to them are
not working. We are almost there.

“You can imagine if we have been able to put
the Escravos - Warri pipeline into use, Warri
refinery would have been up and running and
part of this problem would have been
alleviated.

“Port Harcourt is working because we have
been able to fix the Bonny - Port Harcourt
line. As I am talking to you, we are
transporting crude oil from Bonny to Port
Harcourt refinery. Kaduna cannot work
because Warri also supplies Kaduna with
product.”

He appealed to Nigerians to join in the fight
against pipeline vandalism and oil theft,
stating that the challenges currently
witnessed in the supply of petrol across the
country was due to the sabotage of the
pipeline. It should be noted that this is the
second time in less than six months that Port
Harcourt refinery was shut down and
reopened.

Commenting on NNPC’s strategies to end the
fuel scarcity, Adeniran further stated that
since Thursday, it had made special
arrangement for intervention trucks, with a
carrying capacity of 60,000 litres of petrol.


source:: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/fuel-scarcity-nnpc-reopens-port-harcourt-refinery/

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new update from praizeblog:: Late James Ocholi’ s Son , Joshua ’ s
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Good!

Why did they close it before??

Anyway, it's good as they are about to open it. Atleast we have a partially working refinery. Gradually, Nigeria will be great.

#TeamChange

We are our own worst enemy. Why do we keep on blowing pipeline?

rottennaija:
We are our own worst enemy. Why do we keep on blowing pipeline?

God bless u jare, sm senile ppl come here & celebrate pipeline vandalism all in d name of #ihatePMB, yet dey want a better economy & strong naira...ignorant buffoons!!!

That is a good news so that we know which one to battle with.....combining no cash flow with fuel scarcity is bizarre
And will give wailers reason to rejoice as usual.

No nation disunited in purpose ever makes progress. We will continue to sabotage every little progress until the fundamentals are revisited.

Petrol is 140 per litre in Port Harcourt making the people to curse APC; How does APC intend to win the elections?

We will get there we are up against a coalition of criminals and their supporters but we have God on our side, God is with the just and the oppressed. He shall grant us victory over evil.

Stalwert:
We will get there we are up against a coalition of criminals and their supporters but we have God on our side, God is with the just and the oppressed. He shall grant us victory over evil.

Amen

rottennaija:
We are our own worst enemy. Why do we keep on blowing pipeline?

that's how wicked and low some Nigerians can get. It goes to show that there are a lot of people against the progress of this nation. from pipeline vandals to unprofessional government officials.

AM TIRED OF THIS 1 STEP FORWARD 3 STEPS BACKWARD,KADUNA REFINERY OPENED AFTER FEW DAYS CLOSED,ELECTRICITY GENERATED WAS 5000 3 WEEKS AGO BUT NOW 2500 OR LESS,NOW PORT HARCOURT REFINERY IS OPENED LETS SEE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE.fingers crossed.


SOREZA

In saner climate the minister of petroleum would have resigned.

GOOD TO KNOW


VANDALS KEEP OFF

otokx:
Petrol is 140 per litre in Port Harcourt making the people to curse APC; How does APC intend to win the elections?

All join....

Vandalism is part of the reason our refineries aren't working at optimum and also constant electricity blackouts.

I think death sentence should be the punishment for pipeline vandalism

In Fela voice"open and close" refinery. u remember d hit song wey him d chorus "wakawakawaka" and our presido com dey wakawakawaka.if be say fela dey alive,him for the sing like five new songs every day now.

Pipeline vandalism and hoarding creates scarcity. While consumers aren't smiling; retailers are praying the scarcity to go on, they gallop pump prices.

Some Nigerians behave like wild animals

Nigerians and their short-cut method of solving problems...
Very soon now you go hear say that one too don dey sabotage....

Do you think it's easy to vandalise pipelines without the backing of canals? There are a group of people who don't want that refinery to function, so they send touts there to vandalise the pipelines with assurance of their security. The spoils will now be shared amongst them.

How can we move forward in this country?

Why did they close it in the first place?

otokx:
Petrol is 140 per litre in Port Harcourt making the people to curse APC; How does APC intend to win the elections?

even in some part of osha

They should stop telling us lies, no Nigeria refinery is working. And none will ever work as everything their obsolete

Glory be to God in the highest, vandals keep off, if we continue to support negativity in this country, is we the poor masses will suffer it most

When are they going to secure oil pipelines already? Use of sensors, motion detectors, electrocution, security cameras is cheaper than all these monthly repairs and shutdown. What happened to emergency response squads where they swarm an area 5mins after an alarm? Do they have two heads in other countries where these things work?

TippyTop:
In saner climate the minister of petroleum would have resigned.

Una can just talk anyhow, was it d ministers dat told d SS/IPOB youth to blow up our pipe- lines??
Resign ni SignRe ko..


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