Port Harcourt Refinery Pauses Operations, Loading Bay Empty
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It would appear that operations at the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers state have been halted.
A visit by Punch to the site on Saturday, revealed there was no ongoing activity.
Some workers there claimed that the refinery was undergoing calibration which might last till next week.
The Port Harcourt Refinery has faced numerous delays and missed deadlines to resume operations.
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However, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Melee Kyari, inaugurated the new plant at the Area 5 terminal of the refinery on Tuesday. It was claimed that 200 petrol trucks were loading daily from the plant.
However, the announcement was met with skepticism as reports circulated that the trucks were loaded with old products in the storage tanks.
Upon visiting the Port Harcourt Refinery Area 5, our correspondent observed no signs of activity.
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that the loaded trucks contained “dead stock”.
