The Shell Petroleum Growth Firm of Nigeria Restricted mentioned it has accomplished the supply of 475,000 barrels of crude oil to the Port Harcourt Refining Firm Restricted.
The SPDC mentioned this was along with the Federal Authorities's dedication to extend home refining capability and make petroleum merchandise extra simply out there within the nation.
An announcement by the Media Relations Supervisor of Shell Nigeria, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, on Monday introduced that the corporate “has accomplished the supply of over 475,000 barrels of crude oil to the Port Harcourt Refining Firm Restricted by its Bonny Oil & Gasoline Terminal.”
In accordance with Essien-Nelson, BOGT resumed provide final week after a chronic hiatus of over 5 years, throughout which period the Port Harcourt refinery was present process rehabilitation and integrity actions on the availability pipeline from Bonny Oil & Gasoline Termina.
Nation Chair, Shell Corporations in Nigeria and Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Growth Firm of Nigeria Restricted, Dr. Osagie Okunbor, had mentioned: “Groups from BOGT and PHRC have ready intensively, collaborated and dedicated to creating the mission profitable.
“That is certainly an vital step within the nation’s renewed efforts to make the most of key infrastructures to make sure the regular provide of merchandise from the refinery to the Nigerian market.”
Okunbor added: “Future deliveries of BOGT can be decided by the demand for the product.”
Additionally quoted, the Bonny Terminal Set up Supervisor, Osita Nnajiofor, was quoted as saying that earlier than implementing the supply of the product to the refinery, the mission groups first ensured the integrity of the pipelines related to the subsidiaries of Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted, in addition to the integrity and upkeep work on the export pumps of the BOGT refinery, which had been shut down for an prolonged interval.
Nnajiofor defined: “These actions resulted within the profitable and secure completion of the refinery facility with out hurt to individuals, the atmosphere or tools.
“The resumption of crude oil provide from the Bonny Oil and Gasoline Terminal to the Port Harcourt Refining Firm Restricted is a serious achievement and a game-changer for the trade and the nation and can additional the Federal Authorities's dedication to regular provide of petroleum merchandise. to the downstream market and different associated advantages to the nation's economic system.”
Earlier, the NNPCL just lately introduced its determination handy over the rehabilitated Port Harcourt refinery to non-public operators.
