Port Harcourt Refinery is still test-running to ensure operational readiness before the commencement of commercial operations.

The Refinery was expected to resume refining after a Turn Around Maintenance, TAM in December 2023.

But checks by Vanguard on Sunday indicated that the exercise, to be followed by crude supply is still ongoing.


Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Oladapo Soneye, who confirmed the development, said: “We have said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has been completed. Test running is ongoing. It is targeted at ensuring that everything, including the lines, is in perfect condition. It is when everything is confirmed to be fine that supply of crude for refining can start.”

Previously, NNPC Ltd. had said it achieved the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on the Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC).

According to NNPC Ltd., “Rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the Refinery for over two years and the NNPC Ltd. had pledged to complete Phase One of the project (mechanical completion and flare start-up) of Old Port Harcourt Refinery (Area 5) by 31st December 2023.”

Speaking during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation project, which also coincided with the 15th Refineries’ Rehabilitation Steering Committee Meeting, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, had said as of December 15th, 2023, 84.4% of Area 5 Plant, a key component of the Refinery, and 77.4% of the entire rehabilitation project have been completed.

He said: “In our quest to ensure that this refinery is re-streamed to continue to deliver value to Nigerians, we made a promise that we will reach a mechanical completion of phase one of the rehabilitation project by the end of December and get the other plants running in 2024. Today, we have kept those commitments.”

Similarly, the Chairman of the NNPC Ltd Board, Chief Pius Akinyelure described the milestone as “historic”, stressing that the board was proud of the staff and management of the refinery.

“We are just starting. We want to be at the highest level of production so that we will keep the prices of petroleum prices in the country stable to give comfort to our people and generate more revenue for our country,”[/b] Akinyelure noted.


Also speaking, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said the milestone is another landmark of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He thanked Nigerians for their patience and the trust they have in NNPC Ltd.’s ability to deliver on this huge project.

[b]On his part, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo said re-streaming the Refinery will herald a good omen for the nation’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry, as LPG, also known as cooking gas, is a major by-product of the Refinery.

SpatialKing:
Yorubas, Apc government and Scam

What would it cost you guys to be truthful for once

Tsolutionifede:
shut up, Yoruba na ur master

SpatialKing:
Yorubas, Apc government and Scam

What would it cost you guys to be truthful for once

Cantonese:
And we have gone from December 2023 to January 2024.

That's how Sirika faked Air Nigeria until he left.

happney65:
"The Port Harcourt refinery will start working by December 2023, yada yada yada. "

You people should sha come and apologize to us. Starting from Baba Obasanjo that you people abused who told you the truth that it can't work

Rubbish

TopBanter:


Different scenario and intention entirely. PH refinery will work because a lot is riding on it.

If you love Nigeria and wish her to succeed then you will stop focusing obdurately on the delay alone and look at the bigger picture.