Kaduna, 2nd PH Refineries Undergoing Comprehensive Overhaul — NNPC

The Nigerian Na­tional Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), says the 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt Refin­ery and Kaduna Refinery are undergoing a compre­hensive overhaul, designed to meet world-class stan­dards. The company said the rehabilitation done at the 60,000 bpd Port Harcourt Refinery and Warri Re­finery was not the typical Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of the past, but a comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet global standards.

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Soneye made the clarifi­cation in a statement on Thursday while respond­ing to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s com­ments on the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The former president had earlier expressed doubts about the opera­tional status of the rehabil­itated 60,000 bpd Port Har­court refinery and Warri refinery.



Obasanjo had said that the Shell Petroleum Devel­opment Company (SPDC) advised against the Port Harcourt Refinery’s via­bility due to corruption, and alleged that the NNPC Ltd. misled Nigerians by claiming that its refineries are operational. Reacting, Soneye said that a notable achievement of the NNPC Ltd.

was the overhauling of the Port Harcourt and Warri refin­eries, while similar efforts were underway at the sec­ond Port Harcourt and Ka­duna refineries. He said the NNPC Ltd was committed to enhance and maintain the refineries to global standards for sus­tainable operations. Soneye, however, invited the former President to vis­it the rehabilitated refiner­ies and witness firsthand the progress made under the leadership of NNPC Limited “We extend an invitation to our esteemed former president to join us in this historic journey.

“His wisdom and expe­rience are invaluable, and we deeply appreciate his in­sights and guidance, which will always be welcomed and cherished. “We hold President Olusegun Obasanjo in the highest regard as a respect­ed statesman who has made significant contributions to the growth and progress of Nigeria. “His dedication to na­tional development and his right to speak on matters of national importance are both deeply respected,” he said.

Highlighting NNPC’s transformation, Soneye said that it had evolved into NNPC Limited, a private entity that tran­sitioned from being a loss-making organisation to a profit-oriented global energy leader. Under this new model, he said the NNPC Limited had expanded beyond oil and gas to become an inte­grated energy company. “Our focus is not only on harnessing traditional resources but also on de­veloping cleaner, cheaper, and sustainable energy solutions to meet Nigeria’s growing demands.

“This progress has been driven by the visionary leadership of the NNPC Limited board and the management team led by GCEO Mele Kyari, along­side President Bola Tinu­bu’s transformative poli­cies in the energy sector,” he said..