The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has announced plans to collaborate with private operations and maintenance companies to manage and maintain the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company.
These two refineries, which have a combined capacity of 235,000 barrels per day, are key to Nigeria's oil production and refining efforts.
The move aims to enhance the efficiency and output of these facilities, signaling a significant step towards revitalizing the nation's refining capacity.
This was disclosed in a statement by the state oil company on its official X handle on Friday.
The Warri refinery located at Warri in Delta State was commissioned in 1978. Warri is a complex conversion refinery with a nameplate distillation capacity of 125,000 bpd).
The refinery complex includes a petrochemical plant commissioned in 1988 with production capacities of 13,000 MTA of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black. The refinery is meant to supply markets in the south and southwest regions of Nigeria.