{"id":3902,"date":"2023-10-29T08:32:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:32:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:32:19","slug":"kaduna-refinery-to-begin-operations-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/10\/29\/kaduna-refinery-to-begin-operations-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna Refinery to Begin Operations in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited will be back on stream by the end of 2024, the Federal Government announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals, while assessing the progress of work on the ongoing quick-fix project of the refinery in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Lokpobiri, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, said he was confident that the refinery would be re-streamed by the end of 2024, considering the \u201csignificant level of progress\u201d he witnessed on the tour.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said he would continue to hold key players involved in the rehabilitation process of the nation\u2019s refineries accountable and pledged the Federal Government\u2019s support in ensuring the timely delivery of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited will be back on stream by the end of 2024, the Federal Government announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals, while assessing the progress of work on the ongoing quick-fix project of the refinery in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Lokpobiri, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, said he was confident that the refinery would be re-streamed by the end of 2024, considering the \u201csignificant level of progress\u201d he witnessed on the tour.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said he would continue to hold key players involved in the rehabilitation process of the nation\u2019s refineries accountable and pledged the Federal Government\u2019s support in ensuring the timely delivery of the project.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, there was an urgent need to get the refinery back on stream for the nation\u2019s economic prosperity and energy security, which were both paths to sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>The Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mele Kyari, reassured the minister that the fuel plant at the refinery would be delivered by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Kyari said all hands were on deck to bring the refinery back on stream, stressing that the contractor had since mobilised to the site and the needed equipment for the quick-fix activities was already in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited will be back on stream by the end of 2024, the Federal Government announced on Saturday. 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