By Busari Kabirat
Ifeanyi Ubah, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has made it known that Port Harcourt and Warri refineries will start operation fully this year 2024.
He said that plans are already on ground to achieve the process, likewise the Kaduna Refinery will also become functioning before the end of 2025 while the completion of the plants and the addition of supply from the 650,000 barrels per day, bpd Dangote Refinery will meet up with the nation’s domestic fuel demand, stressing further that the federal government together with other stakeholders should work towards the establishment of modular refineries to further expand the nation’s domestic capacity to refine crude oil.
He said: “My mandate is to ensure that the refineries in Nigeria are up and functional. By my involvement, before the end of this year, two refineries will be up and running.
“Also, before the end of next year, the Kaduna refinery will come on stream.
“I can assure Nigerians that I will tirelessly pursue and ensure that these refineries are up and running before the end of the year. We have set up a technical team to visit the refineries every two weeks in order to meet the set target.”
