Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reacted to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.

In a press statement, Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, said, “We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC.”

He added that preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing.

Members of the public, in Soneye’s words, are advised to discountenance such reports as they are “the figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians.”