The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) has formally introduced a scheduled upkeep shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Firm (PHRC), efficient Saturday, Could 24, 2025.
In an announcement issued by NNPCL’s Chief Company Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the corporate mentioned the non permanent closure is a part of a deliberate upkeep and sustainability evaluation geared toward making certain optimum efficiency of the refinery.
“The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPC Ltd) needs to tell most of the people that the Port Harcourt Refining Firm (PHRC) will bear a deliberate upkeep shutdown,” the assertion learn.
“This scheduled upkeep and sustainability evaluation will start on Could 24, 2025. We’re working carefully with all related stakeholders, together with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), to make sure the actions are carried out effectively and transparently.
“NNPC Ltd stays steadfast in its dedication to delivering sustainable vitality safety for Nigeria. Additional updates might be offered frequently by way of our official channels, together with our web site, media platforms, and public statements,” Soneye added.
Nevertheless, in a telephone chat with Nairametrics, Soneye clarified that the refinery had been operational for a yr and the present motion will not be a shutdown resulting from failure or disruption, however moderately a routine process.
“The refinery has been working for one yr. Our motion was for routine upkeep and a sustainability take a look at. It was not shut down, please,” he emphasised.
What you need to know
The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPC Ltd) introduced in December 2024 that the Port Harcourt Refinery has formally resumed manufacturing, marking a big milestone following years of rehabilitation.
In response to the NNPC, truck loading of petroleum merchandise from the refinery started on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
“Port Harcourt Refinery begins manufacturing; truck loading begins at this time, Tuesday,” mentioned Olufemi Soneye, Chief Company Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, in an announcement confirming the event.
- The Port Harcourt Refining Firm consists of two models: the outdated plant with a refining capability of 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) and the newer plant with a capability of 150,000 bpd—bringing the overall refining capability to 210,000 bpd.
- The refinery was initially shut down in March 2019 to start the primary section of complete restore works. The federal authorities contracted Italian agency Maire Tecnimont to supervise the rehabilitation, with oil large Eni serving because the technical adviser.
- In 2021, NNPC Ltd confirmed that rehabilitation had commenced on the Port Harcourt facility after the Federal Govt Council (FEC) accredited $1.5 billion for the venture.
Subsequently, on December 21, 2023, the Nigerian authorities introduced the mechanical completion of the refinery and the profitable flare start-off, signaling a key step towards full operational standing.
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