NNPCL denies Warri refinery explosion rumours

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Rumors of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company have been denied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, or NNPCL.
According to NNPCL, the rumors are wholly untrue.

According to the statement, on January 25, 2025, operations at the refinery’s Area 1 were purposefully suspended in order to perform necessary intervention work on a few pieces of equipment, including field instruments that have an impact on stable and sustainable operations.

NNPCL stated in a statement released Friday by its chief corporate communications officer, Olufemi Soneye, that these intervention efforts were necessary to guarantee the manufacture of completed and intermediate goods that met specifications, especially kerosene and vehicle gas oil.

“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 25 January 2025, operations at WRPC Area 1 were intentionally curtailed to carry out necessary intervention works on select equipment, including field instruments 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.

“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 sufficient supply available to sustain ongoing truck load-out operations.

“NNPC Ltd remains committed to ensuring uninterrupted product supply and appreciates the patience and cooperation of all stakeholders as it completes these essential maintenance activities,” the statement read.

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