There are reports indicating that the state-owned Port Harcourt Refinery has ceased operations again, less than a month after its rehabilitation was completed.
A member of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the development to *DAILY POST* on Saturday, December 20, 2024. According to the source, petrol lifting at the refinery has been halted since December 13, 2024, despite expectations of a smooth reopening.
“The petrol lifting activities have been suspended since last week, December 13. Tanker drivers are still waiting at the 18-arm loading bay of the refinery. We hope that operations will resume by Monday, December 23,” the source stated.
While there has been no official statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) regarding the pause in operations, *DAILY POST* reached out to NNPC's spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Saturday morning but has not yet received a response.
The refinery had been rehabilitated with a $1.5 billion investment approved in 2021, and NNPC had celebrated the restart of petrol lifting operations in late November 2024. However, the news of the plant’s reactivation was met with mixed reactions, as there were discrepancies in reports about the actual volume of petrol lifted on the inauguration day. While NNPC claimed over 200 trucks were loaded, some reports suggested only 10 trucks were involved, and there were claims that the fuel distributed was from old stock, a point that NNPC has since denied.
The recent suspension of operations at the Port Harcourt Refinery raises concerns about the plant’s future capacity to meet Nigeria’s fuel needs, further deepening skepticism about the success of its rehabilitation.
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