NNPCL
Port Harcourt refinery produces kerosene, diesel, 1.4m liters of PMS daily, NNPCL reveals
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has disclosed that the Port-Harcourt Refinery, which has a capacity of 60,000 barrels-per-day, is currently producing at least 1.4 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, everyday.
A statement by NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, debunks insinuation from some quarters that the facility is not producing any product, insisting that the refinery is currently operating at 70% capacity.
The statement also disclosed that there are plans to ramp up the capacity of the facility to 90%.
According to the statement, “We are aware of unfounded claims by certain individuals suggesting that the refinery is not producing products.
“For clarity, the Old Port Harcourt Refinery is currently operating at 70% of its installed capacity, with plans to ramp up to 90%.”
The refinery is daily producing “Straight-Run Gasoline (Naphtha): Blended into 1.4 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit, 900,000 liters of Kerosene, 1.5 million liters of Automotive Gas Oil, Diesel, 2.1 million liters of Low Pour Fuel Oil, LPFO,” Soneye said.
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