Mele Kyari, MD/CEO NNPCL
Warri Refinery Now Operating at 60% Capacity, Producing 75,000 Barrels Per Day
The 125,000 barrels per day (bpd) Warri Refinery has resumed operations at 60% capacity, processing 75,000 bpd of crude oil, according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
During a facility tour on Monday, the CEO highlighted the progress made, emphasizing the determination and collaboration that led to the refinery’s restart.
“This plant is running. Although it is not 100% complete, we are in the process. Many doubted this was possible, but we are proving otherwise,” he stated.
The Warri Refinery, located in Ekpan, Uwvie, and Ubeji, is producing high-quality products such as diesel (AGO), kerosene, and naphtha under its first operational stage, known as Area 1. These products are both essential domestically and viable for export, aligning with the government’s goal of making Nigeria an exporter of petroleum products.
The CEO also confirmed progress at other refineries, including the Port Harcourt Refinery, which recently commenced refining 60,000 bpd, and ongoing work at the Kaduna Refinery.
The Warri Refinery, commissioned in 1978, plays a strategic role in supplying markets in southern and southwestern Nigeria.
Its petrochemical plant produces 13,000 metric tons per annum (MTA) of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black.
While the facility’s mechanical completion was initially scheduled for the first quarter of 2024, efforts to meet this target continue.