NNPC To Complete Test Runs At Port Harcourt Refinery January
In a major step towards resuming operations five years after the plant was shut, NNPC Ltd will complete test runs at the Port Harcourt refinery this month, the company said on Thursday.
“Testing will conclude shortly, ensuring the refinery’s efficient operation. That phase will be completed this month,” NNPC spokesperson Femi Soneye said.
The refinery, which is undergoing an upgrade, will begin by processing 60,000 barrels per day, and NNPC expects to operate at the full capacity of 210,000 barrels per day later this year.
Port Harcourt is among Nigeria’s state-owned refineries that have been mothballed for years, but which the government is trying to revive to end the country’s reliance on imported refined products.
According to Soneye, “Testing will conclude shortly, ensuring the refinery’s efficient operation. That phase will be completed this month.”
The federal government last month announced the mechanical completion and flare start off of the Port Hacourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC).
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