The Board and Administration of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) have defended the outputs of the Previous Port Harcourt Refinery, sustaining that mixing is a normal follow globally.
NNPCL’s response on Tuesday, in a press release signed by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Company Communications Officer, responded to a report claiming that the refinery, as a substitute of processing crude oil, purchased “Cracked C5 petroleum resins” and blended them with different merchandise, together with Naphtha, to promote to the Nigerian public as if the refinery had processed them.
Soneye said that the Previous Port Harcourt Refinery is at the moment working at 70% of its put in capability, with plans to ramp as much as 90%, including that claims by “sure people suggesting that the refinery isn’t producing merchandise” are unfaithful.
NNPCL Clarifies
- Soneye started by expressing appreciation to Nigerians for his or her assist and pleasure over the secure and profitable restart of the 60,000 barrels-per-day Previous Port Harcourt Refinery.
- He added that the achievement marks a big step ahead after years of operational challenges and underperformance.
For the aim of clarification, he disclosed that the refinery is producing the next each day outputs:
- Straight-Run Gasoline (Naphtha): Blended into 1.4 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or petrol)
- Kerosene: 900,000 liters
- Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO or Diesel): 1.5 million liters
- Low Pour Gas Oil (LPFO): 2.1 million liters
- Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline (LPG): Further volumes
In line with the NNPCL spokesperson, mixing is a normal follow through which the Port Harcourt refinery is concerned, and it’s globally accepted.
“It’s price noting that the refinery incorporates Cracked C5, a mixing element from our sister firm, Indorama Petrochemicals (previously Eleme Petrochemicals), to supply gasoline that meets required specs. Mixing is a normal follow in refineries globally, as no single unit can produce gasoline that absolutely complies with any nation’s requirements with out such processes.
“Moreover, now we have made substantial progress on the brand new Port Harcourt Refinery, which is able to start operations quickly with out prior bulletins,” he said.
He urged Nigerians to concentrate on the exceptional achievements being realized underneath President Bola Tinubu and assist efforts geared toward delivering extra dividends to the nation.
He alleged that the malicious assaults geared toward undermining the strides made by NNPCL and the nation must be disregarded.
Extra Insights
On Tuesday, Soneye introduced, “Right now marks a monumental achievement for Nigeria because the Port Harcourt Refinery formally commences crude oil processing. This groundbreaking milestone signifies a brand new period of vitality independence and financial progress for our nation.”
- President Bola Tinubu recommended the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) for efficiently reviving the Port Harcourt refinery, which commenced petroleum product loading on November 26, 2024.
- Tinubu additionally urged the agency to expedite the scheduled reactivation of the second Port Harcourt refinery in addition to the Warri and Kaduna refineries.
- The problem of “mixing” has been a considerable level of dialogue amongst related oil and fuel stakeholders, together with Dangote Refinery.
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