Last year in December, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, announced the mechanical completion and flare start-off of the biggest crude refinery in Port Harcourt. On March 15, 2024, it was reported that the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, stated that the Port Harcourt refinery would commence operations in about two weeks. Dangote is coming soon and the Port Harcourt refinery is almost ready too and that is very good. We need that competition for the benefit of the nation.”The new timeline coincides with a proposal by the Dangote Refinery to commence petrol production by ending of next month (June). Everything has been completed in terms of our work, and once we get those approvals, it will start operations.”

Source: Punch May 21, 2024 18:59 UTC