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THE Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) halted operations days after the NNPC announced its re-streaming. Workers claim calibration is underway, but reports reveal “dead stock” was loaded instead of fresh fuel. NNPC insists the refinery is operational at 60% capacity, processing 60,000 barrels per day.
In a surprising turn of events, the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) halted crude oil processing just days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd announced the refinery’s re-streaming. A visit to the facility revealed no signs of activity, raising concerns about the operations’ stability.
Several refinery workers explained that the shutdown was due to a calibration process, expected to continue into the following week.
However, this explanation has only fueled skepticism, considering the NNPC’s recent announcement of resumed operations. The state-run oil giant had claimed that trucks had begun loading petroleum products, including petrol, diesel, and kerosene, from the refinery.
But a report from PUNCH Newspaper revealed a contradiction. An anonymous refinery official disclosed that the trucks loaded on Tuesday contained “dead stock” — outdated petroleum products from before the refinery’s shutdown in 2015/2016. These products, including petrol and kerosene, were removed during rehabilitation but had not been fully processed. The official explained that the refinery would need to clean tanks and remove debris before new products could be pumped.
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Despite these revelations, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, insisted that the refinery was operating at 60 percent capacity, processing 60,000 barrels per day.
Soneye dismissed claims by a local community leader who suggested the refinery was not producing fuel, asserting that both old and new Port Harcourt refineries now share utilities and storage facilities.
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