Federal Government’s effort to ensure Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in production and consumption of petroleum products received a boost when the Department of Petroleum Resources reiterated its commitment to drive deepening of private refinery in Nigeria.
The Acting Director of Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr Ahmad Shakur, stated this during his pre-commissioning visit to Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR) refinery capacity expansion Train II project at ogbele, Rivers state at the weekend.
He promised to drive the deepening of private refinery initiative in Nigeria by providing the necessary regulatory oversight collaboration with prospective investors.
He commended the marginal field operator for its commitment to national development and said that patriotism, professionalism and passion was the driving force behind the success story of the company.
The Director enjoined other marginal field operators to follow the example of NDPR in other for the country to attain petroleum product sufficiency.
NDPR was granted a licence (LTO) to operate a 1000bpd modular diesel stripping plant by DPR in 2012 and approval to construct (ATC) for expansion which will increase refining capacity to 6.0kbd was granted in 2017.
The train II project will produce more diesel, jet fuel, marine diesel etc.
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