Barely a month after announcing the commencement of the one hundred and twenty-five thousand barrels Warri refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said the facility is undergoing a planned routine maintenance program aimed at ensuring optimal operations.
It also denied reports of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company.
The company, in a statement signed by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday, said operations at WRPC were halted to carry out repairs for efficient service delivery.
He added that routine maintenance was progressing and operations would be back in the next few days.
The maintenance activities, which began on January 25, 2025, according to Soneye, are critical to ensuring the production of on-specification finished and intermediate products, such as automotive gas oil and kerosene.
The NNPCL spokesperson further stated that AGO loading had been maintained at an average of eight trucks per day despite the ongoing interventions.
