Shell Nigeria has begun supply of crude oil to the Port-Harcourt refinery ahead of commencement of refining operations later this quarter.
Spokesperson for the company, Bamidele Odugbesan disclosed this in an interview with Reuters where he stated that deliveries were made to the company this week.
“Future supplies from Bonny oil and gas terminal would be guided by the demand for the product,” Odugbesan said.
In a separate statement, Shell’s Bonny oil terminal manager said a total said a total of 475,000 barrels of oil was delivered to the Port-Harcourt refinery around January.
In December, the NNPCL announced the completion of turnaround maintenance and mechanical testing of the phase 1 of the Port-Harcourt refinery. The repair works cost around $1.5 billion and was scheduled in phases.