Operations at the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State have been suspended. Punch’s visit to the location on Saturday found no ongoing activity.
Some workers there stated that the refinery was undergoing calibration, which might last until next week.
The Port Harcourt Refinery has encountered several delays and missed deadlines for resuming operations.
However, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Melee Kyari, inaugurated the new plant at the refinery’s Area 5 terminal on Tuesday. It was claimed that 200 petrol trucks were loading daily from the plant.
However, the announcement was met with skepticism as reports circulated that the trucks were loaded with old products in the storage tanks.
Upon visiting the Port Harcourt Refinery Area 5, our correspondent observed no signs of activity.
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that the loaded trucks contained “dead stock”.
