NNPC Produces 4.6m litres of Kerosene, 7.7m litres of diesel
- Earlier this year, there was report that 3 Nigerian refineries have resumed production of Automative Gas oil (AGO) and Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK)
- The three refineries have now produced additional 4.6 million litres of Kerosene and 7.7 million litres of Gas.
- The refineries are the ones in Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna
The three refineries of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which started operation on January 7 have produced additional volumes of 4.6 million litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene otherwise known as Kerosene and 7.7 million litres of Automative Gas Oil known as diesel on Tuesday, January 17.
This disclosure was made by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the refineries, Mr Anibor Kragha during a presentation before the senate committee on petroleum downstream on the current status of refineries at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
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Mr. Kragha said the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) are all back on stream.
He said: “The refineries are all running, they are producing and they are all fully re-streamed. We are ready to take Distinguished Senators of this committee on a facility tour of all of them on a date that is convenient for the Senators to have a first-hand status of the refineries."
Kragha noted that efforts are also underway for the refineries to commence the production of Aviation Turbine Kerosene otherwise known as Jet A1 fuel.
The COO, Refineries informed that the Corporation is also working on a holistic strategic plan to ensure the operational integrity of the refineries adding that the challenges of aging equipment within the refineries are surmountable.
He assured the Committee that the NNPC would continue to work hard to ensure the availability of petroleum products nationwide, stressing that the refineries were also producing Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol.
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Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has told the federal government that Nigerians will reject another fuel price increase in view of the harsh economic situation in the country.
The general secretary of the NLC Peter Ozo-Eson, told pressmen on January 15, that it was time for government to review its policy on subsidy that led to the increase in the fuel pump price from N97 to N145 per litre last year.
Source: Legit.ng
