Kaduna refinery to be ready Q4 2024 – Minister

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that the ongoing quick-fix project at the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited will be back on stream by the end of 2024. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that the ongoing quick-fix project at the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited will be back on stream by the end of 2024.

This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Saturday.

According to the statement, Lokpobiri disclosed this during an inspection tour of Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals while assessing the progress of work on the ongoing quick-fix project of the refinery on Saturday.

The statement reads, “Lokpobiri said he was confident that the refinery would be re-streamed by the end of 2024, considering the ‘significant level of progress he has witnessed on the tour.

“According to the minister, there is an urgent need to get the refinery back on stream for the country’s economic prosperity and energy security, which are both paths to sustainable development.”