The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC), with a processing capacity of 125,000 barrels per day, has resumed operations.
Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), confirmed the development during a tour of the facility on Monday.
The announcement follows the recent rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State, completed last month.
Speaking during the tour, Kyari assured stakeholders of the progress made at the Warri refinery, despite ongoing rehabilitation efforts.
“This plant is running. Although it is not 100 per cent complete, we are still in the process,” Kyari said. “Many people doubt that such achievements are possible in this country, but we want to show that this is real and achievable.”
The resumption of operations at WRPC is expected to boost Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and reduce reliance on imported petroleum products.
