NNPC announces resumption of Port Harcourt refinery

 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Wednesday announced the commencement of Port Harcourt refinery, stressing that its commencement will cushion the effect of fuel scarcity.
Disclosing this, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, NNPC, Garba Deen Muhammed said the Port Harcourt refinery has the capacity to refine about 210,000 barrels of crude oil per day, translating to five million litres of petrol but admitted that the refinery was not yet producing at full capacity.
This is coming at the heels of the lingering fuel scarcity that is currently ravaging the country with long queues at filling stations.

Noting that the current production level remained at three to five million litres daily, Muhammed said the resumption of the refinery would help reduce the effect of petrol scarcity, especially in the South east and South south of the country.