The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reported that the rehabilitated old Port Harcourt refinery is now operating at 70% of its installed capacity, with plans to increase production to 90% in the near future.

The refinery, which has a capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day, has resumed operations after years of challenges and underwent significant repair work. NNPC began truck loading of petroleum products on Tuesday, 26 November, and is currently producing a range of daily outputs including:

- 1.4 million litres of blended petrol

- 900,000 litres of kerosene

- 1.5 million litres of diesel

- 2.1 million litres of low-pour fuel oil

- Additional volumes of liquefied petroleum gas

NNPC emphasized that the refinery uses a standard global blending practice, incorporating crack C5 from Indorama Petrochemicals to ensure the gasoline meets required specifications. The company also hinted at substantial progress on the new Port Harcourt refinery, which is expected to begin operations soon.