Kaduna refinery to resume production in December – Kachikwu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that its Kaduna Refinery will resume petrol production by December 2015.

This was disclosed by Group Managing Director, Ibe Kachikwu during a recent tour of the facility.

“All the component units of the refinery, including the FCCU and the fuel section, will be fully rehabilitated for resumption of crude supply to the plant,” Kachikwu said, according to a statement released by the corporation.

“You will soon have a different company; we must do all it takes to make this company a success,” he added.

Kachikwu also said that more refineries would need to be built in order to meet the nation’s fuel demands.