The management of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday revealed that
three refineries of the Corporation – Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri –
have resumed production of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and Dual Purpose
Kerosene (DPK), otherwise known as diesel and kerosene respectively.
According to statement
from NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu
Ughamadu the resumption of refining of AGO and DPK is expected to
balance the disequilibrium in demand and supply of the white products
being experienced in recent times in parts of the Country.
Ughamadu stated that the
Managing Director of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company
(WRPC), Engr. Solomon Ladenegan, said the plant had been doing well
since the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) was reviewed up on Saturday,
January 7, 2017.
According to Ladenegan the refinery resumed production last Saturday at about 10:22hrs, with the plant’s CDU functioning.
The MD stated that the plant now refines 2 million litres of kerosene and 3 million litres of diesel daily.
“This morning, we have
pumped the products to PPMC and they have started loading. They are
going to load up to 1 million litres of DPK and AGO. The products are
there in the tank and we are doing everything to get them to the
market,” Ladenegan disclosed.
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