BEVERLY HILLS, January 05, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has announced that the nation’s three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri have attained a combined daily production of over 6.76 million litres of petrol per day.
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja, on Tuesday, by Ohi Alegbe, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division.
The NNPC gave a breakdown of the premium motor spirit (PMS) yield from the plants and indicated that the production is projected to increase to over 10 million litres per day by the end of January 2016.
It said a breakdown indicated that the Port Harcourt refinery, which was re-streamed a week earlier, produces about 4.09 million litres, while the Kaduna refinery was producing 1.29 million litres.
The statement added that Warri refinery, which was re-streamed on Sunday, posts a yield of 1.38 million litres.
The Corporation confirmed that the PMS volumes from the refineries, currently operating at an appreciable percentage of their nameplate capacities, will help stabilize the fuel supply and distribution situation in the country.
