The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that the Port Harcourt Refining Company will undergo a planned maintenance shutdown .
It said that the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment will commence on Saturday (today)
In a statement issued by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer
NNPC Ltd, the company said it is working closely with all relevant stakeholders, including the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, to ensure the maintenance and assessment activities are carried out efficiently and transparently.
“NNPC Ltd remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering sustainable energy security for Nigeria.
“Further updates will be provided regularly through our official channels, including our website, media platforms, and public statements,” the statement added.
The refinery, located in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, was
rehabilitated and started operations last December.
It is the country’s oldest and biggest among the three government-owned refineries.
The site includes a refinery processing 60,000 barrels per day that was built in 1965, along with a 150,000 bpd unit that was installed in 1989.
The updated refinery features high-tech components like the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU), Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit (NHTU), and Continuous Catalyst Regeneration (CCR) Unit, among other units.
Moreover, the facility includes a butamer isomerization unit, an alkylation unit, as well as units for hydrogen purification, fuel gas vaporization, sour water, and caustic treatment.
The older section of the refinery includes a CDU, a Catalytic Reforming Unit (CRU), and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility.
The complex is powered by four turbo-generators, each generating 14 MW of electricity per hour and four boilers capable of producing 120 tonnes of steam per hour.