Refinery

Port Harcourt Refinery

NNPC ·Port Harcourt, NG ·v1.1

A 210,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Port Harcourt, NG, operated by NNPC. Status: closed. Nelson Complexity 3.

Record

Rated capacity
210,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
3
Status
Closed
Operator
NNPC
Parent
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/nnpc-port
Coordinates
4.7600, 7.1056

Wire, last 30 days

The stories filed under this plant in the last 30 days, newest first. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.

  1. General Low
    $3.5bn deal signed in Port Harcourt for petrochemical company in Bonny

    Best Option Chemical Limited, CNCEC, and a landowner signed a memorandum of understanding for a $3.5 billion petrochemicals project in Bonny, Rivers State.

    Businessday NG
  2. Operations High
    Port Harcourt refinery workers’ strike

    On October 6, 2026, support staff barricaded the entrance of the Port Harcourt Refining Company in Eleme, Rivers State, over unpaid salaries.

    Tribune Online
  3. General Low
    Nigeria: Port Harcourt refinery reopens, bringing hopes for fall of fuel costs
    Modern Ghana
  4. Operations Critical
    “If It Is Not Implemented In 48 Hours, We Will Shut Down The Refinery” — Port Harcourt Refinery Workers Protest Seven Months’ Unpaid Salaries

    Support staff union members protested unpaid salaries and barricaded the entrance of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, giving NNPCL management a 48-hour shutdown ultimatum.

    TheNigeriaLawyer + 1 other outlet
  5. Operations Critical
    Port Harcourt Refinery Workers Threaten Shutdown Over Seven Months Unpaid Salaries

    Support staff at the Port Harcourt Refining Company barricaded the facility entrance and threatened a shutdown over seven months of unpaid salaries from Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.

    THISAGE
  6. General Low
    Fuel price: Lokpobiri tells NNPCL to explain why Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries not working
    Daily Post Nigeria

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