N N P C Set To Upgrade Prot Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has outlined a grand plan to refurbish and upgrade existing units of the Port Harcourt Refining Company.

This is contained in a statement signed by Levi Ajuonuma, the group general manager, public affairs division of the corporation, and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Sunday.

Mr. Ajuonuma stated that the upgrading would be done through the execution of a comprehensive Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) in the months ahead.

The refinery, which has capacity to refine 210,000 barrels per day (bpd), underwent a TAM last in 2000.