Nigerian gov't "mechanically completes" refurbished oil refinery
STORY: Nigerian gov't "mechanically completes" refurbished oil refinery
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:09
LOCATION: Abuja
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
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1. various of the refurbished oil refinery
STORYLINE:
The Nigerian government Thursday announced the "mechanical completion" of the extensive rehabilitation efforts on the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, one of the country's oldest oil processing facilities.
Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, told reporters in Port Harcourt, the capital of the oil-rich state of Rivers, that flaring had also started at the facility which has a total refining capacity of 210,000 barrels per day (bpds).
"This heralds the commencement of the production of petroleum products after the Christmas break," Lokpobiri said, emphasizing the importance of ongoing efforts to achieve full operational readiness.
The Port Harcourt refinery, comprising two refining units, was shut down in March 2019 the first p
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