Nigeria Says Second Refinery Running After a $898 Million Revamp
- Warri refinery has daily capacity of 125,000 barrels of crude
- Southern refinery will focus on kerosene, diesel and naphtha
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State-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Co. said its second refinery in the southern city of Warri is now running, providing a major boost to a nation seeking to wean itself from expensive fuel imports.
The 125,000 barrels-per-day Warri refinery “is running,” though “we have not completed 100%,” Mele Kyari, the group CEO of NNPC, said at the facility on Monday. The plant, which has been under rehabilitation since 2021 at a cost of $898 million, is operating at 60% capacity and will focus on producing straight-run kerosene, diesel, and naphtha, the Nigerian presidency said in an emailed statement.