NNPC sets Dec date for Kaduna Refinery

As part of efforts to ensure that Nigerians enjoys regular supply of fuel, and to optimize the nation’s refining capacity, the Kaduna Refinery will resume the production of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol), within the next three months.

This was disclosed yesterday by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which also said it had lifted the embargo earlier placed on 113 vessels, banning them from engaging in crude oil and gas loading activities in any of the terminals within Nigerian territorial waters.

A statement from the NNPC noted that Group Managing Director of the corporation, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Kachikwu, stated this during a facility tour of the Kaduna Refining Petrochemical Company (KRPC).

He said the refinery will get a turn around that will make it commercially sustainable.

The statement stated that the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit, FCCU, and the fuel section of the refinery would be brought back to life within this period.

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Kachukwu said: “All the component units of the refinery, including the FCCU and the fuel section, will be fully rehabilitated for resumption of crude supply to the plant.

“You will soon have a different company; we must do all it takes to make this company a success.”

He stressed the need for the establishment of more refineries, especially in view of the low refining capacity of the country, adding that NNPC is planning to build additional refineries.

“The new refineries will be developed by private investors and NNPC’s role will be just to provide them with space close to the existing refineries to enable them share key facilities such as pipelines and storage.”

Also speaking, Group Executive Director, Refining & Technology, Mr. Dennis Ajulu, expressed optimism in the ability of NNPC to rise above its challenges and reposition itself on the path of profitability.

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