Presidency conducts fact finding mission to Port Harcourt Refinery, reveals true status
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The Port Harcourt refinery is currently operating at 70% of its installed capacity, with plans to ramp up production in the near future, Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, has confirmed.
Onanuga emphasized that the refinery is receiving a steady supply of crude oil, debunking recent claims suggesting otherwise.
His remarks followed a visit to the refinery by a fact-finding team, which conducted an on-site assessment of the 60,000-barrel-per-day facility on Wednesday.
The team, Onanuga reported, found the refinery in good condition and dismissed any doubts or misinformation about its operations.
In a statement titled “Putting to Rest Rumours about Port Harcourt Refinery Complex: Our Fact-Finding Mission,” Onanuga reassured the public that the refinery’s performance and management were in line with expectations, reaffirming the government’s commitment to revitalizing the nation’s oil infrastructure.
According to Onanuga: “I was part of a fact-finding team that visited the 60,000 barrels daily Port Harcourt Refining Complex on Wednesday. I will now share our findings.
“Our team, guided by the refinery’s Managing Director Ibrahim Onoja, toured the entire complex, from the computerised control room to the loading bay and every section in between. We asked pointed questions and received satisfactory answers, dispelling our doubts and misconceptions.
“Nigerians must ignore naysayers and false information about the refinery’s operations. While it is not currently running at 100%, it is functioning at 70% installed capacity, with plans to increase production shortly.
“Furthermore, the refinery receives regular crude supplies, contrary to claims that it lacks crude to refine.”
Recall that in November, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed the commencement of Port Harcourt refinery.
