The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the resumption of operations at the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC), which processes 125,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, revealed this milestone during a tour of the facility on Monday, affirming that the refinery, though not fully completed, is operational.
“Many people think such things are impossible in this country. We are here to show that it is real,” Kyari stated. Accompanying him on the tour was the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed.
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Originally commissioned in 1978, the WRPC is located in Warri, Delta State, and serves markets across southern and southwestern Nigeria. It also produces 13,000 million tons of polypropylene and 18,000 tons of carbon black annually.
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