Nigerian Refineries Cannot Be Ready In 2019 Again – Kachikwu

 

The Nigerian Minister Of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that the plans by the Nigerian government to fix Nigeria’s moribund refineries and make them work in utmost capacity has once again been postponed until 2020.

Mr Kachikwu spoke in Lagos on Monday at the 18th edition of the International Biennial Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Conference on the oil and gas industry in Nigeria organised by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Also, contrary to his earlier claim of 2019, Mr Kachikwu said Nigeria’s refinery capacity will reach expected 1.1 million barrels per day in 2020.

The minister said this will be achieved when Dangote Petrochemical refinery’s 650,000 bpd, Nigeria’s four refineries of 450,000bpd capacity and three modular refineries come on stream.
Last year, Mr Kachikwu had in an interview with BBC vowed to resign if Nigeria continues to import fuel by 2019, Naija News recalls.

In the interview, which lasted 23 minutes, Mr. Kachikwu promised to deliver on the completion of the refineries, noting that he was committed to delivering a future for oil in Nigeria.
When specifically asked when the country was going to be self-sufficient in terms of refining petroleum, Mr. Kachikwu declared that 2019 had been set as the target.

“2019 is the target time… I target 2019 . If I don’ t achieve it, I will walk (resign)…I put the date and I will achieve it,” the minister had said.

Bro nothing is happening. The govt are waiting for Dangote refinery. 3 yrs is more than enough to get the refineries working or sell them off like the Indorama petrochemical.

— OluwaDumo (@fynefaced) November 24, 2018