The nation’s oldest refinery, the Port Harcourt Refinery is currently operating at 70% of its installed capacity.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr Olufemi Soneye.
Mr Sonoye explained that although the refinery is currently operating at 70%, plans are on to ramp up production to 90%.
The national oil company said the clarification was necessary because of unfounded claims by certain individuals that the refinery is not producing products.
It said the refinery is producing the following daily outputs: “Straight-Run Gasoline (Naphtha): Blended into 1.4 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or petrol), Kerosene: 900,000 liters, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO or Diesel): 1.5 million liters, Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO): 2.1 million liters, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG): Additional volumes.”
NNPC noted that the refinery incorporated crack C5, a blending component from its sister company, Indorama Petrochemicals (formerly Eleme Petrochemicals), to produce gasoline that meets required specifications.
It maintained that blending is a standard practice in refineries globally, as no single unit can produce gasoline that fully complies with any country’s standards without such processes
The company informed that it has made substantial progress on the new Port Harcourt Refinery, which will begin operations soon without prior announcements.
Therefore, urged Nigerians to focus on the remarkable achievements being realized under the able and progressive leadership of President Bola Tinubu, and to support efforts aimed at delivering more dividends to the nation.
While stating that malicious attacks on clear progress only undermine the significant strides made by NNPC Ltd. and the country, the NNPC called for more collaboration to build a stronger and more self-sufficient energy sector.
