Acting Managing Director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Desmond Inyamahhas said the refinery will commence full operations in December 2023.
Gatekeepers News reports that Inyamah revealed this when members of the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the state of the country’s refineries paid a visit to inspect the ongoing rehabilitation of the refinery in Ekpan, Delta state.
The acting MD, while briefing the committee members on the level of work at the site, noted that the last time maintenance work was done at the WRPC was in 2004 and 2005.
Chairman of the Committee, Johnson Ganiyu stated that the purpose of the inspection was to have first-hand knowledge of the state of the WRPC.
He expressed satisfaction with the level of work at the site, saying the refineries will address the issues of crude oil importation, scarcity of refined products to meet local consumption and export when fully functional.
Ganiyu said he was delighted with the various ongoing maintenance at the different refineries in the country, and urged the contractor handling the project to respect the terms and conditions of the contract and deliver on projected time.
Gatekeepers News reports that Nigeria has three state-owned refineries including the Port-Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC).
The federal executive council (FEC), in August 2021, approved the sum of $1.48 billion for the rehabilitation of both the Warri and Kaduna refineries.
