The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced significant progress in the ongoing rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery, with over 90% of the work now completed.
This was disclosed by Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, during a facility visit on Monday. The visit was attended by key labour leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State.
The refinery’s rehabilitation, which began in 2021, aims to restore its full production capacity of 210,000 barrels per day (bpd). This project followed years of neglect that left the facility inoperable.
To fund the extensive repairs, the federal government secured a $1.5 billion contract, marking a major effort to revitalize the country’s refining sector.
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Earlier this year, NNPCL activated phase one of the refinery, enabling it to produce 60,000 bpd. However, public criticism arose when the company initially withheld specific production details, including the volumes of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel.
Under pressure, NNPCL later revealed that the facility was producing 1.4 million litres of petrol daily—a figure widely regarded as insufficient given Nigeria’s fuel demands.
