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| Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd, Mr. Ibrahim Monday Onoja presents sample of petroleum product to the GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari during the commissioning of the PHRC Plant and Products Truck-Out Ceremony at the Refinery in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. |
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. says it has fulfilled its pledge of re-streaming the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), signaling the commencement of crude oil processing from the plant and delivery of petroleum products into the market.
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, trucks began loading petroleum products, which include Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel and Household Kerosene (HHK) or Kerosene, while other product slates will be dispatched as well, the NNPCL said via a press release.
What the press release did not say, however, is how much of the units of the refinery has been fixed, considering claims in certain quarters that it is just the smaller unit built around 1965, which handles only about 60,000 bpd, that has been fixed.
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| An operations staff of PHRC displays products from the Refinery, during the commissioning of the PHRC Plant and Products Truck-Out Ceremony at the Refinery in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. |
Nonetheless, the Group CEO, Mr. Mele Kyari, during a brief ceremony to mark the commencement of products loading at the Refinery on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, described the commencement of the loadout activities as a monumental achievement for Nigeria, “which signifies a new era of energy independence and economic growth for the country.”
The GCEO in a press release signed by Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, particularly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu “for his unwavering support and understanding towards the rehabilitation project and for his persistence to ensure energy security for the country.”
Kyari also expressed deep appreciation to the NNPC Ltd Board of Directors and the entire staff for their support and commitment, which crystallized into the streaming of the refinery. He also commended the contractors for doing a great job in ensuring that the refinery is delivered despite all challenges.
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| Photo shows: GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari (3rd from right); Executive Vice President Downstream, Mr. Isiyaku Abdullahi (4th from right) and Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd, Mr. Ibrahim Monday Onoja on tour of Area 5 Control Room, during the commissioning of the PHRC Plant and Products Truck-Out Ceremony at the Refinery in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. |
The GCEO further thanked Nigerians for their patience and for the legitimate expectations on the company to deliver on the other refineries.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed congratulated the NNPC Ltd for the milestone and assured of his agency’s continued support towards the completion of rehabilitation work at the other refineries, the press release further said.
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| Products load-out commences at the Port Harcourt Refinery. |
The PHRC rehabilitation project, it also explains, is an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning (EPCIC) project that is aimed at restoring the refinery to full functionality and renewal. It has achieved over 16 million manhours with zero Loss Time Injury (LTI).
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