The Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it will embark on a comprehensive
rehabilitation of the nation’s three refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna
to achieve optimal capacity utilization in the New Year.
Speaking at the Annual General Meetings of the three refineries in
Abuja, the Chief Operating Office, Refineries of the NNPC, Mr. Anibor Kragha, stated that the Corporation was determined to
move away from the approach of quick fixes and undertake a comprehensive revamp
of the plants.
He said: “The plan for next year is to get the comprehensive rehabilitation
programme done. The situation is like having three cars in your garage that
have not been maintained for 15 to 20 years while you expect optimal
performance from them. Changing one fuel pump here, one compressor there is not
helpful. What we are doing now is to step back and take a holistic approach and
do a full rehabilitation of all the refineries.”
Kragha noted that once the exercise is achieved, the refineries in
due course would draw up a chart for routine Turn Around Maintenance (TAM)
Programme as and when due. On the earlier plan to have other refineries co-located with the
existing refineries, he explained that though the plan was still on course, non
of the projected co-location refineries would come on stream in 2017 based on
existing timeline for assemblage of the plants. On
the plan by Port Harcourt Refinery to commence the production of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATK) for
domestic consumption, the COO enthused that the refinery was a few steps away
from hitting the mark.
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