The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Monday that the $1.5 billion approved for the Port Harcourt refinery was for complete rehabilitation and not turnaround maintenance.

The Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC, Mele Kyari, said this in Abuja on Monday, while reacting to controversies and unverified claims by some Nigerians on the funds meant for the project.

Kyari said that the refinery would work in optimal capacity at the completion of rehabilitation programme.
“We are not doing turnaround maintenance, we are doing rehabilitation of the refinery, and it is very different; it means that we are replacing certain major components.

Source:- Independent Ng