Port Harcourt Refinery Shuts PMS Operation, Only ‘Crude Distillation Unit’ Running

Published on December 1, 2024

The Port Harcourt refinery, operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has temporarily shut down Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) operations, only Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) is still running.

CDU produces naphtha, kerosene and diesel but cannot produce the component which is needed for the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.

According to SAHARAREPORTERS, a top official disclosed that only the CDU was running at the moment and could turn out only naphtha, kerosene and diesel.

“The Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) is still running but the operation of the depot is shut down at the moment. The CDU produces naphtha, diesel and Kerosene but cannot produce the component for the production of PMS,” the source revealed.

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“All these products cannot serve the masses as the production of these products are in small quantities even if the plant runs at 100% throughput. The processing plant of 150,000bpd capacity will commence operations in 2026; that is if money is made readily available to meet the timelines because at the moment the project has exceeded $2billion.”

Recall that NNPCL on Tuesday had reported that the refinery was up and trucking out PMS to the Nigerian public.

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