The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has refuted claims in some section of the media, alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.
In a statement released moments ago by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL has clarified that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational even as daily loading operations are currently ongoing.
Soneye further advised members of the public to be wary of such reports, stating they are ‘figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians’.
The statement also noted the visit of former Group Managing Directors of NNPC, who verified the refinery is functional.
