Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, said the Port Harcourt Refinery would resume production by December with a target of 54,000 to 60,000 barrels of refined petroleum products per day.
Lokpbiri gave the assurance on Friday during a facility inspection of the refinery.
He said that rehabilitation of first phase of the refinery had been relatively achieved and would commence production by the end of the year.
“The essence of this inspection is to know the extent of work done on the Port Harcourt Refinery, and we are satisfied with what we have seen.
“From what we have seen here, the first phase will come on stream by the end of 2023 with about 54,000 to 60,000 barrels per day production.
“Warri will start by first quarter of next year with about 70,000 barrels per day and Kaduna will come on stream towards the end of next year.
“If we add all that to Dangote refinery, we will be able to stop fuel importation, start saving substantial part of our funds and Nigerians will also begin to have the benefits of full deregulation,” he said.
