Marketers Claim No Ongoing Maintenance at Port Harcourt Refinery Amid Conflicting Reports

Marketers Claim No Ongoing Maintenance at Port Harcourt Refinery Amid Conflicting Reports

The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), one of Nigeria’s key state-owned oil refineries, has recently become the focus of controversy following conflicting reports about its operational status. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) announced a planned 30-day maintenance shutdown aimed at improving the refinery’s performance, several local fuel marketers have disputed these [...]

No ongoing maintenance in P‘Harcourt refinery, marketers claim — Akelicious

Local fuel retailers in Rivers State have insisted that there is no maintenance activity going on at the old Port Harcourt refinery. The retailers under the aegis of Eleme & Okrika Host Community Bulk Petroleum Retailers Association stated that the facility was denied crude for over three months before it was eventually shut down for repairs. At a press conference on Thursday, the association reacted to claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum …