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Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) has introduced its intent to interact respected and credible Operations and Upkeep (O&M) firms to handle the operations and upkeep of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Firm (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Firm (KRPC). This was disclosed in an announcement launched on Friday through the corporate’s official social media channels.
The Warri Refinery, positioned in Delta State, was commissioned in 1978 and serves as a fancy conversion refinery with a nameplate distillation capability of 6,250,000 Metric Tons Yearly (MTA), equal to 125,000 barrels per day (bpd). The ability features a petrochemical plant, commissioned in 1988, with manufacturing capacities of 13,000 MTA of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black. It’s strategically positioned to produce petroleum merchandise to markets within the southern and southwestern areas of Nigeria.
The Kaduna Refinery, commissioned in 1980, was initially designed to produce petroleum merchandise to Northern Nigeria with an unique capability of fifty,000 bpd. The capability was expanded to 100,000 bpd in 1983 with the addition of a second crude practice devoted to the manufacturing of lubricating oils. Additional enlargement in 1986 elevated the capability of the primary crude practice to 60,000 bpd, bringing the present nameplate capability of the refinery to 110,000 bpd.
NNPCL’s name for O&M firms is a part of ongoing efforts to boost the effectivity and productiveness of those key nationwide property. The transfer is anticipated to usher in the required experience to make sure the refineries function at optimum ranges, contributing to the steadiness of Nigeria’s gas provide and the general financial growth of the nation.
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