The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), has announced that the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State will commence operation before the end of this month, December, which is before next weekend.
This is coming on the heels of the mechanical completion and the flare start off of the nation’s biggest refinery as announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) today, December 21
The minister, who made the announcement of the commencement of the operation, said that this followed the fulfilment of the earlier promise to deliver the Phase 1 and the mechanical start up of the refinery that has now been fulfilled.
The minister said that the government and the NNPCL are committed in delivering Phase 2 come 2024.
“We announce to Nigerians that in fulfilment of our pledge to bring on stream the phase 1, of the Port Harcourt Refinery by the end of 2023, and the subsequent streaming of the phase 2 in 2024.
“We gladly announce the mechanical completion and the flare start-up of the refinery today December 21.
“This heralds the commencement of production, and another landmark of President Tinubu’s “renewed hope agenda.”
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari Kolo Kyari, in his remarks, said that his team is committed to ensuring that the refinery add value not only to the biggest oil firm in Africa but to Nigerians.
“We are committed to seeing to the completion of the Phase 2 in 2024.”
