WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says the old Port Harcourt refinery is currently operating at 70 per cent of its installed capacity, with plans to ramp up to 90 per cent. The association said that this is contrary to the speculations that the revamped and celebrated refinery is a mere blending plant and unproductive as circulated by most naysayer. The Nigerian National Petroluem Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday announced that the Port Harcourt refinery has commenced crude oil refining. In a statement titled “Halt the rumours: Port Harcourt old refinery is up and running, producing by-products of crude oil”, and signed by its spokesperson on Thursday, Joseph Obele, PETROAN noted that as part of its oversight function, it has direct access to the plant on the authorization of management. It encouraged whoever is doubting the functional status of the plant to contact NNPC management for facility tour rather than spreading misleading information.
P/Harcourt Refinery currently operating at 70% – PETROAN
