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Mele Kyari, GCEO of NNPC, has announced that the Warri Refinery is now operational, producing 125,000 barrels daily despite ongoing rehabilitation. While work remains, this marks significant progress in Nigeria’s refinery revitalization efforts, with stakeholders optimistic about the refinery's full reactivation and its impact on the nation's energy supply.

The Warri Refinery in Delta State has resumed operations, producing 125,000 barrels per day, despite ongoing rehabilitation. NNPC GCEO Mele Kyari affirmed progress during a facility tour, emphasizing its market contributions. This development follows federal investments and President Tinubu's directive to expedite refinery rehabilitation across Nigeria.

The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Delta State has resumed operations, producing 125,000 barrels of crude oil per day, according to Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. During a facility tour with stakeholders, Kyari emphasized that while the refinery is operational, full rehabilitation is still in progress.

“This plant is running. It’s not 100 percent complete, but we’re actively working on other sections as we move forward,” Kyari told journalists on Monday. Highlighting the refinery’s current output, he assured stakeholders that the facility is delivering products to the market. Kyari also addressed skepticism, urging Nigerians to recognize the tangible progress being made in revitalizing the country’s energy sector.

The federal government had approved $1.48 billion in 2021 to rehabilitate the Warri and Kaduna refineries, with the project divided into three phases spanning 21, 23, and 33 months. This development follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent directive to fast-track the reactivation of the facilities. The progress at Warri aligns with the successful reactivation of the Port Harcourt refinery, which began crude oil processing in November.