The Muhammadu
Buhari-led government has finalised plans of the construction of a 1,000
kilometer crude oil pipelines from Niger Republic to Kaduna Refinery.
This move was decided following the
continued difficulty of transporting oil from the Niger Delta region to
the Kaduna refinery due to the activities of militants and oil
saboteurs.
Vanguard reports that Dr. Maikanti Baru
who is the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) spoke at a town hall meeting with management and
staff of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) in Kaduna.
Baru said: “Due to challenges with the
aged refinery and crude oil pipelines that had been breached severally,
the operations of the refinery has been epileptic. This we are
determined to resolve through various intervention methods, including
evaluation of alternative crude oil supply from Niger Republic through
building of a pipelines of over 1, 000 kilometers from Agadem to Kaduna.
That effort is being championed by Mr. President himself.”
“It was important to explore alternative
crude supply to KRPC, which has been affected by vandalism of pipelines
and obsolescence, assuring that the initiative will reduce downtime of
the plant and ensure optimal utilisation.
“The Corporation has already started
engagements with the Nigerien Minister of Petroleum and the Chinese that
are operating the field at Agadem (The Agadem Block is located in the
East Niger Rift Basin)”
Baru promised that he would ensure the
energy supply project to power industries in Kaduna is made possible
with the completion of the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas
pipeline.
Malam Idi Mukhtar who is the managing
director of KRPC said the Fluid Cracking Catalytic Unit (FCCU) of the
plant was re-streamed in June.
“The Kerosene Hydrotreating Unit (KHU)
rehabilitation is ongoing with the equipment overhaul and integrity
checks. When operational the margin of value addition on kerosene and
Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) will provide millions of naira in
revenue, even at a throughput of 60 per cent.”
via Naij.com
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