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Warri/Kaduna Refinery: NNPCL targets sustained production with new measures

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The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, has revealed plans to ensure sustained oil production at its Warri and Kaduna plants and enhance refining quality.

The national oil company according to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer CCCO Olufemi Soneye will also be adopting new maintenance and compliance measures as well as deploying cutting-edge technology solutions.

Soneye added that the aforementioned are just a few of the sustainable and profit-driven measures being engaged by the Company. The spokesperson stated that NNPCL is seeking a short and longterm Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract for the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC).

He said the scope of work for the O&M “shall cover, but will not be limited to, the following: long-term and short-term production/operations planning; production and operations execution; monitoring, reporting, and optimization of operations; maintenance planning (short term); maintenance execution; reliability and inspection; process and control engineering; quality control, quality assurance and laboratory.

He also listed specialist engineering, health and safety; environmental management; turnaround maintenance planning and execution, minor projects; non-hydrocarbon procurement; sub-contractor management and inventory and warehouse management.

On the key objectives of the O&M services for WRPC and KRPC, Soneye said: “One of the objectives is to ensure and guarantee steady and sustained refining production while adhering to the best maintenance and regulatory compliance ethics at the minimum cost of refining and production per barrels.”

Regarding the tender procedure for the O&M services and how it will be conducted, the spokesman disclosed that “there will be a three (3) stage tender process namely Expression of Interest, Technical and Commercial.”

He also disclosed that the O&M is expected “to improve on our refining process that guarantees quality through the application of the latest technology including Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS), Warehousing Management System (WMS).”

He said the specific activities included under the production and operations execution within the O&M contract “consists of the Scope of O&M Services covering all refining areas within the plans including reined products from different slats covering: MIXED LPG, PMS, HHK, ATK, AGO & LPFO.”

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