Port Harcourt Refinery Gets 475,000 Barrels Of Crude Oil Supply From Shell
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has successfully delivered more than 475,000 barrels of crude oil to the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) through its Bonny Oil & Gas Terminal (BOGT).
This achievement aligns with the Federal Government’s dedication to enhancing domestic refining capacity and ensuring the availability of products within the country.
Speaking on the development, the Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, stated that BOGT resumed its supply operations last week following a prolonged outage of over five years.
During this period, the refinery underwent necessary rehabilitation and integrity activities on its supply pipeline from BOGT.
Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Dr. Osagie Okunbor, said, “Teams from BOGT and PHRC worked through intensive preparations, collaboration and dedication to make the project successful. This is indeed a significant step in the nation’s renewed efforts to utilize key infrastructures to assure the steady supply of products from the refining company to the Nigerian market.”
Okunbor said, “Future supplies from BOGT would be guided by the demand for the product.”
Bonny Terminal Installation Manager, Osita Nnajiofor, said, “Before implementing the supplies of the product to the refining company, the project teams first assured the integrity of pipelines relevant to NNPC Limited subsidiaries and integrity and maintenance activities on the BOGT refinery export pumps (which had been shut down for an extended period).”
He said, “These actions resulted in the successful and safe completion of the refinery supply with no harm to people, environment, or equipment.”
“The recommencement of crude oil supply from the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal to the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited is a significant achievement and a game-changer for the industry and the country and will support the federal government’s aspiration of a steady supply of petroleum products to the downstream market and other associated benefits to the economy of the nation.”
Port Harcourt is among the four refineries owned by the government that have remained inactive for several years.
However, the government is currently making efforts to revive them to reduce the country’s dependence on fuel imports.
