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Port Harcourt Refinery is still test-running to ensure operational readiness before the commencement of commercial operations.

The Refinery was expected to resume refining after a Turn Around Maintenance, TAM in December 2023.

But checks by Vanguard on Sunday indicated that the exercise, to be followed by crude supply is still ongoing.


Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Oladapo Soneye, who confirmed the development, said: “We have said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has been completed. Test running is ongoing. It is targeted at ensuring that everything, including the lines, is in perfect condition. It is when everything is confirmed to be fine that supply of crude for refining can start.”

Previously, NNPC Ltd. had said it achieved the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on the Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC).

According to NNPC Ltd., “Rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the Refinery for over two years and the NNPC Ltd. had pledged to complete Phase One of the project (mechanical completion and flare start-up) of Old Port Harcourt Refinery (Area 5) by 31st December 2023.”

Speaking during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation project, which also coincided with the 15th Refineries’ Rehabilitation Steering Committee Meeting, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, had said as of December 15th, 2023, 84.4% of Area 5 Plant, a key component of the Refinery, and 77.4% of the entire rehabilitation project have been completed.

He said: “In our quest to ensure that this refinery is re-streamed to continue to deliver value to Nigerians, we made a promise that we will reach a mechanical completion of phase one of the rehabilitation project by the end of December and get the other plants running in 2024. Today, we have kept those commitments.”

Similarly, the Chairman of the NNPC Ltd Board, Chief Pius Akinyelure described the milestone as “historic”, stressing that the board was proud of the staff and management of the refinery.

“We are just starting. We want to be at the highest level of production so that we will keep the prices of petroleum prices in the country stable to give comfort to our people and generate more revenue for our country,”[/b] Akinyelure noted.


Also speaking, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said the milestone is another landmark of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He thanked Nigerians for their patience and the trust they have in NNPC Ltd.’s ability to deliver on this huge project.

[b]On his part, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo said re-streaming the Refinery will herald a good omen for the nation’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry, as LPG, also known as cooking gas, is a major by-product of the Refinery.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/12/just-in-port-harcourt-refinery-still-test-running-nnpc/amp/

"The Port Harcourt refinery will start working by December 2023, yada yada yada. "

You people should sha come and apologize to us. Starting from Baba Obasanjo that you people abused who told you the truth that it can't work

Rubbish

Abeg make una go sidon.

And we have gone from December 2023 to January 2024.

That's how Sirika faked Air Nigeria until he left.

Yorubas, Apc government and Scam

What would it cost you guys to be truthful for once

SpatialKing:
Yorubas, Apc government and Scam

What would it cost you guys to be truthful for once

shut up, Yoruba na ur master

Like play like play. The Port Harcourt Refinery will be completed by the next istration after Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime the master of cocaine sniffers worldwide

Tsolutionifede:
shut up, Yoruba na ur master

SpatialKing:
Yorubas, Apc government and Scam

What would it cost you guys to be truthful for once

Being truthful is an anathema to this current APC government


They rode to power on lies, falsehood and propaganda

Cantonese:
And we have gone from December 2023 to January 2024.

That's how Sirika faked Air Nigeria until he left.

Different scenario and intention entirely. PH refinery will work because a lot is riding on it.

If you love Nigeria and wish her to succeed then you will stop focusing obdurately on the delay alone and look at the bigger picture.

They said it has commenced operations.
Now, they are doing testing.

Disorganized propaganda go expose them.

December last year was the deadline. APC Tinubulation na scam. .

He be like say they want to tell us? Another......................... Again nioooooooooo

happney65:
"The Port Harcourt refinery will start working by December 2023, yada yada yada. "

You people should sha come and apologize to us. Starting from Baba Obasanjo that you people abused who told you the truth that it can't work

Rubbish

Don't allow evil spirit follow you into the new year. This is a normal process after fixing the mechanical part, next is the test running. You don't expect to hit off production immediately without test running all the process. It is quite unfortunate that some so called educated folks can't put into good use their thinking faculties.

The only refinery worth waiting for is dangote refinery

Circus show.
PH refinery is working
PH refinery is going to work
PH refinery phase 1 is working
PH refinery phase 2 is in progress
PH refinery is test running

They will soon set fire to one part and give another excuse again

Welcome me to 2024🎊

Okay even Nigeria is on testing like testing the mic



May almighty God in his infinate mercy give us the luck and opportunity to find food for our stomach and our families and all our well being.
Isee🤲

Apc govt too lie abeg

lol let me just tell you that refinery wont work

Mod... please this a new year..

Its 2024..

Let's start on happy Note this year...

Just give us happy news for now

Happy New Year to y'all

May it functions in full capacity, and may Nigeria 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 continue to succeed amids chaos and adversity. 🙏 🙏







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Una don start for dis new year

So after they Abused OBASANJO this is what they're giving us again 🙆🙆


But come to think of it oo , where's the respect Yoruba people claim to have for elders sef 🤪


Abi na selective Respect just for the camera? 🙄

Lol

TopBanter:


Different scenario and intention entirely. PH refinery will work because a lot is riding on it.

If you love Nigeria and wish her to succeed then you will stop focusing obdurately on the delay alone and look at the bigger picture.

Is test running not part of rehabilitation process?. Is Dangote refinery not test running?. What is too difficult to understand in this little piece of information that these guys are screaming all over the thread?, what's wrong with these people?, have they gone back into last year to pick up the pieces of negativity from where they left it off?.

Alright. The patriotic lots put their trust in this government to turn things around and trust me, the feeling hasn't changed.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT AGAIN

Is test-running one big vocabulary too difficult to understand?. For the very first time in several decades we are test running our refinery yet you guys are not excited?, you need help.

We have started this year again...Okay o

Happy new year 🎊 y’all… play me wahala by Naira Marley tho.💜✌🏿