The NNPCL has denied reports of an explosion at the newly refurbished Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company.
NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, clarified this in a statement issued Friday night.
Soneye dismissed reports of an explosion at the Warri refinery as false and urged the public to disregard them.
He stated that the refinery was undergoing routine maintenance.
The statement read, “NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Any reports suggesting otherwise are completely false.
“On January 25, 2025, operations at WRPC Area 1 were intentionally curtailed to carry out necessary intervention works on select equipment, including field instruments that were impacting sustainable and steady operations. These intervention works are essential to ensure the production of on-specification finished and intermediate products, particularly Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and Kerosene (Kero).
“The routine maintenance is progressing as planned, and Area 1 will be back in operation within the next few days. Despite ongoing interventions, over the past 11 days, AGO loading has been maintained at an average of eight trucks per day, with a sufficient supply available to sustain ongoing truck load-out operations.”
Soneye reaffirmed NNPCL’s commitment to ensuring an uninterrupted supply of petroleum products from the refinery.
He expressed the company’s appreciation for stakeholders’ patience and cooperation during the essential maintenance activities.
The Warri refinery, inactive for years, was revived by NNPCL on December 30, 2024.
