P’Harcourt refinery misses seventh production rollout deadline

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State.

This is despite the refinery failing to commence operations after about six postponements as of August 2024.

The PUNCH observed that promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have continued to hit brick walls.

After the failure of the early August promise, the Chief Financial Officer of the NNPC, Umar Ajiya, said the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in September 2024.

Speaking to journalists in August, Ajiya had said petroleum products would be ready for testing before being supplied to the domestic market in September.

As September ended yesterday, the NNPC did not give an update about the refinery.

Our correspondent contacted the NNPC last week for an update about the refinery, but there was no response.