The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced plans to transfer the operation and maintenance of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company to reputable private operators.
This decision was revealed in an official statement released on Friday via the company’s X (formerly Twitter) handle.
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The Warri refinery, located in Effurun , Delta State, was commissioned in 1978. It is a complex conversion refinery with a nameplate distillation capacity of 6,250,000 metric tons annually (equivalent to 125,000 barrels per day).
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The facility also includes a petrochemical plant, which was added in 1988, boasting production capacities of 13,000 metric tons annually (MTA) of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black. The refinery primarily serves the southern and southwestern markets of Nigeria.
The Kaduna refinery, commissioned in 1980, was established to supply petroleum products to Northern Nigeria, starting with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day (B/D).
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In 1983, its capacity was doubled to 100,000 B/D with the addition of a second crude oil processing train dedicated to the production of lubricating oils. Further expansion in 1986 increased the capacity of the first train to 60,000 B/D, bringing the refinery’s current nameplate capacity to 110,000 B/D.
Both refineries, with a combined nameplate capacity of 235,000 barrels per day, have been integral to Nigeria’s petroleum industry, and this move is seen as a strategic effort by NNPCL to enhance their operational efficiency and output by leveraging the expertise of private operators.
