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NNPCL Completes Mechanical Component Of Port Harcourt Refinery

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has completed the mechanical component on Area 5 Plant of the Old Port Harcourt Refinery. 

News Rider reports that rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the refinery for over two years, just as the NNPCL had pledged to complete Phase One of the project (mechanical completion and flare start-up) by 31st December, 2023. 

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari stated this over the weekend during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation project, which also coincided with the 15th Refineries' Rehabilitation Steering Committee Meeting. 

He said that as at December 15, 2023, 84.4 percent of Area 5 Plant, a key component of the refinery, and 77.4 percent of the entire rehabilitation project have been completed.

“In our quest to ensure that this refinery is re-streamed to continue to deliver value to Nigerians, we made a promise that we will reach a mechanical completion of phase one of the rehabilitation project by the end of December and get the other plants running in 2024. Today, we have kept those commitments,” he added.

Kyari commended the NNPC Ltd.’s staff and the EPCIC contractors for doing a great job in ensuring that the refinery achieved the significant milestone.

The PHRC rehabilitation project, which costs about $1.5 billion, is an EPCIC project that covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning phases. 
For Area 5, the engineering, procurement, construction and Installation have all been completed. The mechanical completion signified the closure of the construction and installation phases. 

The milestone was achieved under an excellent Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) record, which stood at over 9.5 million manhours with zero Loss Time Injury (LTI).

Chairman of NNPC Ltd board, Chief Pius Akinyelure described the milestone as historic, saying that the board is proud of the staff and management of the refinery.

“We are just starting. We want to be at the highest level of production so that we will keep the prices of petroleum products in the country stable in order to give comfort to our people and generate more revenue for our country,” he said.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri informed that the milestone is another landmark of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He appreciated Nigerians for their patience and the trust they have in NNPC Ltd.’s ability to deliver on the huge project.

The Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas) Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo said that re-streaming the refinery would herald a good omen for the nation’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry, adding that LPG also known as cooking gas is a major bye-product of the refinery.

One of the EPC Contractors of the rehabilitation project, Fabio Del Cioppo, who is also the Managing Director of Tecnimont Nig. Ltd. said that his company remains committed to fulfilling the terms of the contract.

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