- Trucks have not lifted petrol from the refinery in over a week, eliciting doubts over the veracity of the NNPC initial claims on the readiness of the refinery to tackle Nigeria’s energy crisis.
A month after its widely celebrated commencement of operation, the state-owned Port Harcourt Refinery has stopped operation again.
According to a report, trucks have not lifted petrol from the refinery in over a week, eliciting doubts over the veracity of the NNPC initial claims on the readiness of the refinery to tackle Nigeria’s energy crisis.
A member of Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, who spoke in confidence with newsmen confirmed the development.
According to the official, trucks have not lifted petrol from the plant since December 13.
He, however, stated that production could resume by Monday, 23 December, 2024.
“I can confirm to you that there has been no petrol lifting activity at the plant since last week, 13th December.
“Tanker drivers are at the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery waiting until Monday. Maybe petrol lifting will recommence,” Daily Post quoted the official as saying.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye, has not issued a statement regarding the latest situation of things at the refinery as of the time of filing this report.
NNPC, on 26 November, announced that petrol lifting has commenced at the Port Harcourt refinery after it gulped $1.5 billion, which was approved in 2021 for its rehabilitation.
The development was greeted with both excitement and doubt.
NNPC had announced that over 200 trucks loaded petrol from the facility.
However, contrary claims emerged that only 10 trucks lifted petrol on the inauguration day.
There were claims also that the petrol products lifted on the inauguration day were old stocks.
However, NNPC denied it.
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