The Nigeria Federal Government has said that the Portharcourt Refinery has been completed and undergoes test-runig. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, who disclosed this to Journalists on Thursday however described the Refinery as one of the projects fundamental to the survival of the country economically.
According to the Minister,, refined petroleum products from the the Portharcourt Refinery will soon hit the market pointing out tha the mechanical aspect of the refinery has been completed.
Recall,same Minister and Chief Executive officer of NNPC Melee Kyari had before now informed Nigerians that this very Refinery would be producing petroleum products on December 2023.
“I believe that very soon products will start coming from there…and the Warri refinery is in top gear.”he said.
Recall that same Minister and f you ask me, in the next few months, we would have tremendously increased our refining capacity.
So I believe that very soon the Port Harcourt refinery and the other refineries will all come on stream,” he said.

 
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