The PortHarcourt refinery will begin to deliver refined petroleum products in two weeks, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari has declared
Kyari spoke on Thursday at the National Assembly, shortly after meeting with the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Turnaround Maintenance of the country’s four refineries
He disclosed that the rehabilitation of the refinery had been completed, having passed its “completion mechanical” procedure.
Explaining further he indicated that the Warri refinery was almost ready too, while the refinery in Kaduna would be completed and ready to go into production in December this year.
Speaking further, he said, “The Completion mechanical means that you are done with your rehabilitation work, now you are to test if this completion is okay.
“As for Warri refinery, we have also completed the mechanical works on it and it is undergoing the regulatory compliance processes that we are doing with our regulator.
“This also will be completed and it will be ready.