The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Monday, said it has begun the engineering work towards the repair of the Port Harcourt refinery.
This was announced by the Chief Operating Officer, Refineries & Petrochemicals of the NNPC, Mustapha Yakubu.
Yakubu said Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for the Port Harcourt Refining Company was already on site.
“As you know, we have signed the EPC for the Port Harcourt refineries, and we have also had a technical starting meeting which signalled the beginning of the project,” he explained.
“As we speak, the EPC contractor is on site, mobilised fully, and working with our project management group. They (officials) have commenced all the activities.”
Yakubu also disclosed that the NNPC was working hard to get the Warri and Kaduna refineries on board, noting that the NNPC has completed the evaluation process.
He also added that more work and processes were ongoing to get them ready for rehabilitation.
“We are confident that we will get them done well,’’ he said.
On April 6, the NNPC signed the EPC contract with Maire Tecnimont SPA, an Italian company, for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC).
