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Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPC) has as soon as once more did not begin gas manufacturing on the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State, lacking the latest September 2024 deadline. This marks the seventh postponement, regardless of a number of assurances from each the NNPC and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Sources.
In August, NNPC’s Chief Monetary Officer, Umar Ajiya, had assured Nigerians that petroleum merchandise can be prepared for testing and distribution by September. Nevertheless, with the month now over, no updates have been supplied. Efforts to contact the NNPC for clarification yielded no response.
The contractor overseeing the refinery’s rehabilitation, Maire Tecnimont SpA, has pledged to offer an in depth replace on or earlier than October 2, following inquiries from Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana.
This comes after a number of earlier failed guarantees, together with a assure by NNPC Group Chief Government Officer, Mele Kyari, that the Port Harcourt refinery can be operational by August. Nigerians stay hopeful that the refinery will ultimately scale back the nation’s dependency on imported gas, a serious drain on the financial system.
