Nigeria's Port Harcourt Refinery Starts Operations at 60 Percent Capacity

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Nigeria's Port Harcourt Refinery Starts Operations at 60 Percent Capacity
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The Nigerian presidency has announced that the state-owned Port Harcourt Refinery has commenced crude oil processing at 60 percent of its capacity, with plans to load 200 trucks daily with products. The refinery is expected to handle 60,000 barrels per day of crude oil.

The Nigeria n presidency has shared more details as the state-owned Port Harcourt Refinery has commenced processing crude oil production.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Olufemi Soneye , spokesperson of the Nigeria n National Petroleum Company Limited, on Tuesday morning disclosed that the refinery kicked off with 60 percent capacity, processing 60,000 barrels per day of crude.The commencement of production at the refinery comes after several failed deadlines.

In a video accompanying his statement, Dare explained that the Port Harcourt Refinery has two wings, with the Old Refinery coming on stream with an installed production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day of crude oil. He said, “The Port Harcourt Refinery has two Wings. The Old Refinery comes on stream today with an installed production capacity of 60, 000 barrels per day of crude oil. About 200 trucks are. Expected to load products daily from the refinery Renewing the Hopes of Nigeria.

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