The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has sent an
invitation message to Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and other
critics of the Port Harcourt refinery on a tour of the facility.
This comes as NNPCL insisted that the Old Port Harcourt
Refinery is up and running, with loading operations in full swing.
In a statement on Wednesday by NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi
Soneye, the company’s group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari, made
pronouncements at the commissioning of the NUPENG Towers in Lagos on Wednesday.
Speaking on the controversy around products blending at Port Harcourt, stating that blending was not a crime as it is an integral part of the refining process.
“If you don’t blend, you will bring out off-spec products,
which will destroy your vehicles. Every refinery blends because what is on
specification in the United States of America will be off spec in Nigeria and
elsewhere.
“Blending is necessary to bring products to the
specification of different countries or regions,” he explained.
He added that the President’s interventions in the oil and
gas industry by way of executive orders were yielding positive results, with
more investments coming in and prospects of more jobs in the industry.
Recall that on Tuesday last week, NNPCL announced the
commencement of crude processing and truckout of petroleum products at Port
Harcourt.
However, the commencement of the refinery years after
rehabilitation sparked several speculations on its viability and authenticity.
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