Explosion Claims At Warri Refinery is False – NNPC
The corporation says operations were halted on January 25 for routine maintenance, with diesel loading continuing at eight trucks daily.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has refuted claims of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), calling the reports “completely false.”
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In a statement on Friday, February 7, NNPC’s Chief Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, confirmed that operations at the Warri Refinery were temporarily halted on January 25 for routine maintenance.
The maintenance, essential for ensuring consistent production of quality products such as Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and Kerosene, is expected to conclude shortly. Diesel loading has continued at an average of eight trucks per day.
The 125,000-barrel-per-day refinery was re-streamed just before the New Year after over a decade of inactivity.
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