The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it’ll begin full rehabilitation of the nations three refineries by January 2020.
The nation’s refineries are placed in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna.
The group managing director (GMD) Malam Mele Kyari disclosed this on Saturday in Port Harcourt during a facility tour to the Port Harcourt industrial plant.
Kyari in an exceedingly statement by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the spokesperson for the corporation noted that the move would facilitate the corporation to refine fossil oil at optimum capability by 2022.
He aforesaid that the visit to the refinery was a part of his sturdy determination and commitment to make sure that the nation’s refineries deliver real duration and address the petroleum wants of Nigerians.
According to him, making the refineries to work at optimum capacities is a mandate that NNPC as a company will leave no stone right-side-out to actualize, as a result of a timely delivery of the asset is a priority.
“We will persist with time, we’ll deliver this project by 2022. we’ll start actual rehabilitation work in January.
“We will do everything attainable between October and December to shut out all necessary conditions for us to deliver on that project.
“I believe that with the support that we’ve from the shareholders – government of this country, the whole employees of this company and also the contractors, i believe it’s accomplishable and that we will deliver the project,” the GMD said.
He additional tasked the contractors on the necessity to think about their reputation as most crucial component in business processes and engagements.
“It’s no longer regarding business currently, but a reputation issue. For the initial builders of the refinery, Tecmmont, Eni/NAOC and NNPC, allow us to be responsive to the very fact that our name is at stake as so much as this project is bothered.
“The NNPC leadership has secure this country that our refineries will work, therefore, we must work to not scotch over two hundred million Nigerian stakeholders,” Kyari added
He conjointly challenged the Port Harcourt refinery management to make sure that the nation’s autochthonal engineers and other professionals operating within the refinery were totally engaged to participate actively throughout the rehabilitation and own the process.
According to him, the involvement of the autochthonal staff will build capability, save price and introduce an era of steady and uninterrupted production curve which will grow the oil and Gas trade.
In his presentation on the progress and milestones on section one of the projects, the Tecmmont Project Manager, Mr. La Mattina Carmelo, aforesaid that the scrutiny facet of the project had progressed to 91 per cent and Final Report and EPC Proposal stood at seventy five per cent.
He value-added that his company would deliver the primary section of the rehabilitation within three weeks from now.
He additionally assured that there have been no challenges because the project was progressing with efficiency, pledging to supply its best services to make sure a timely delivery.
In the same vein, the project consulting firm, Eni/NAOC, delineate by the its project manager, Daniele Tamburini, confirmed that the work done thus far by the NNPC and Tecmmont complied with international commonplace.
Tamburini aforesaid his company was ready to receive the complete report of the scoping for final assessment and support the corporation to deliver the project in record time, saying that the initiative was a decent business for Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Earlier in his address, the managing director of the PHRC, Mr. Abba Bukar, expressed appreciation to the GMD for his deep commitment in making certain that the refinery works for the advantage of Nigerians.
