Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has said the Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries would become fully operational by year-end.
He added that the Kaduna Refinery would also be operational before the end of next year.
He assured that plans had been finalised to achieve the targeted deadline.
According to Ubah, the completion of the plants and the additional supply from the 650,000 barrels per day, bpd Dangote Refinery would enable the country to meet its domestic fuel demand.
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He posited that the establishment of modular refineries would further expand the country’s domestic capacity to refine crude oil and urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to work toward it.
He said: “My mandate is to ensure that the refineries in Nigeria are up and functional. By my involvement, before the end of this year, two refineries will be up and running.
“Also, before the end of next year, the Kaduna refinery will come on stream.
“I can assure Nigerians that I will tirelessly pursue and ensure that these refineries are up and running before the end of the year. We have set up a technical team to visit the refineries every two weeks in order to meet the set target.”