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August 23, 2019
The Federal Government had begun theoverhaul of its refineries starting with the Port Harcourt Refinery to achieveits 2023 target of ensuring that local refineries operate optimally.
The Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation, NNPC, Group Managing Director Mele Kyari announced this whilespeaking on ‘Harnessing oil and gas potential for national development,’ at theAnnual Conference of the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria, NAECin Lagos.
Kyari said NNPC had given itself athree-year deadline to review the operations of its refineries, supportcondensate plants and open up the midstream sector. He added that Nigeria hadremained a net-importer of petroleum product.
On his part, the Chairman of OilProducers Trade Section and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Nigeria, PaulMcGrath expressed concerns about the cost of doing business in the country.