{"id":273395,"date":"2024-12-31T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/nigerias-second-refinery-resumes-operations-after-898-million-revamp\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:16:12","slug":"nigerias-second-refinery-resumes-operations-after-898-million-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/nigerias-second-refinery-resumes-operations-after-898-million-revamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s second refinery resumes operations after $898 million revamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/553\/55384239.295.jpg\" alt=\"The plant has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million\" title=\"The plant has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The plant has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">State-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Co. said its second refinery in the southern city of Warri is now running, providing a major boost to a nation seeking to wean itself from expensive fuel imports.<\/p>\n<p>The 125,000 barrels-per-day Warri refinery \u201cis running,\u201d though \u201cwe have not completed 100%,\u201d Mele Kyari, the group CEO of NNPC, said at the facility on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>The plant, which has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million, is operating at 60% capacity and will focus on producing straight-run kerosene, diesel, and naphtha, the Nigerian presidency said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p>Additional production from the Warri plant moves Africa\u2019s top oil-producing nation closer to becoming self-sufficient in locally consumed refined products following the startup of the giant 650,000-barrels-a-day Dangote refinery in Lagos, which began operations earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>While fuel importation has not completely stopped, ramping up domestic production could cut foreign exchange demand by at least 15%, according to the central bank.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the NNPC said production had resumed at its oldest plant, a 60,000 barrels-per-day crude processor in Port Harcourt, which was operating at 70% capacity, while rehabilitation works continue at a third refinery in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plant has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million State-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Co. said its second refinery in the southern city of Warri is now running, providing a major boost to a nation seeking to wean itself from expensive fuel imports. 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