The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company will be handed over to private companies to operate.
According to the statement on NNPCL’s official X handle, the national oil company is seeking to engage reputable and credible operations and maintenance companies, to operate and maintain the refineries.
NNPCL said the Warri refinery located at Warri in Delta State was commissioned in 1978. Warri is a complex conversion refinery with a nameplate distillation capacity of 6,250,000 MTA (125,000 BPD). The refinery complex includes a petrochemical plant commissioned in 1988 with production capacities of 13,000 MTA of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black.
The refinery is meant to supply markets in the south and southwest regions of Nigeria.
On the other hand, the Kaduna refinery was commissioned in 1980 to supply petroleum products to Northern Nigeria with a capacity of 50,000 B/D. In 1983, the capacity was expanded to 100,000 B/D by adding a second 50,000 B/D crude train dedicated to the production of lubricating oils (lubes). In 1986, the capacity of the first crude train was expanded to 60,000 B/D. The expansions have increased the current nameplate capacity of the refinery to 110,000 B/D.
