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, 7.0200

Notes

NNPC GCEO stated on Feb 5, 2026 that 'Reopening Port Harcourt refinery was a waste of resources', indicating the facility is not operationally viable. News shows NNPC is seeking Chinese refinery partners with June 2026 deadline, and Nigeria suspended petrol import permits favoring the Dangote refinery instead, suggesting Port Harcourt refinery is effectively closed/non-operational.

What coverage reports

4 days since one was reported

PETROAN demands guaranteed crude oil supply before Port Harcourt, Warri restart
2026-08-17 · 1 publisher filed it

6 reported in 12 months

operations 6

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

59 records22 May 2024 to 17 Aug 2026General 46 · Operations 7 · Expansion 5 · Maintenance 1
  1. Operations Medium
    PETROAN demands guaranteed crude oil supply before Port Harcourt, Warri restart

    The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria demanded guaranteed crude supply before the restart of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.

    Vanguard News · matched harcourt
  2. General Medium
    HOSCOM Promises Tinubu Double 2023 Rivers Votes If Port Harcourt Refinery Restarts

    The Port Harcourt Refinery Host Community Bulk Petroleum Retailers Association pledged to double Rivers State votes for President Bola Tinubu if the Port Harcourt Refinery resumes full operations.

    Arise News · matched harcourt
  3. General Low
    Port Harcourt Refinery and Petrochemical Company Archives
    The Sun Nigeria · matched harcourt
  4. General Low
    Fuel price: Why NNPCL should revive Port Harcourt, other Nigerian refineries immediately —PETROAN

    The Dangote Refinery resumed sales of refined products in dollars.

    Daily Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  5. General Low
    Group Asks EFCC To Probe Ex-NNPCL Officials Over Port Harcourt Refinery Funds
    leadership.ng · matched harcourt
  6. General Low
    EFCC Arraigns Ex-Port Harcourt Refinery MD Over Alleged N218m Money Laundering
    Arise News · matched harcourt
  7. General Low
    Ex-Port Harcourt Refinery MD Faces Trial over Alleged N218.4m Money Laundering
    Arise News · matched harcourt
  8. General Low
    EFCC arraigns ex-Port Harcourt refinery MD over N1.32bn money laundering

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned former Port Harcourt Refining Company Managing Director Ahmed Adamu Dikko over alleged money laundering linked to the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation.

    The Sun Nigeria + 3 other outlets · matched harcourt
  9. General Low
    Alleged money laundering: EFCC arraigns ex-Port Harcourt Refinery Ltd MD
    Vanguard News + 11 other outlets · matched harcourt
  10. General Low
    N1.32bn Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-MD of Port Harcourt refinery, Dikko
    Vanguard News · matched harcourt
  11. General Low
    N1.3bn fraud: Ex-Port Harcourt refinery MD gets N150m bail
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  12. General Low
    Niger Delta group seeks Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation funds probe
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  13. General Low
    NNPC Commences Evaluation on Rehabilitation of Warri and Port Harcourt Refineries with Chinese Firms

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said a memorandum of understanding signed with Chinese firms to rehabilitate and operate the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries entered an evaluation phase.

    Energy Focus Report · matched harcourt
  14. General Low
    NNPC, Partners Begin Port Harcourt, Warri Refinery Evaluation Despite Public Backlash
    arise.tv + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  15. General Low
    Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC arraigns ex-Port Harcourt, Warri refinery Managing Directors
    Daily Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  16. General Low
    EXCLUSIVE: Vandals Excavate, Steal 3km Of Port Harcourt–Kaduna Pipeline After Spending Months In South-East Forest Makeshift Camp
    Sahara Reporters · matched harcourt
  17. Expansion Low
    NNPC Weighs Giving Chinese Investors 51% Stake in Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries
    Business Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  18. General Low
    Alesa Women Stage Nude Protest Over Refinery MoU, Block Port Harcourt Refinery Gate
    Real Broadcasting Network · matched harcourt
  19. General Low
    ‘Enough Of ‘MoU Governance’, Failed Revamps On Port Harcourt, Other Refineries’
    Independent Newspaper Nigeria · matched harcourt
  20. General Low
    Women protest nude at P’Harcourt refinery over NNPCL-Chinese firm MoU
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  21. General Low
    Employers Seek Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries' Privatisation Amid $25bn Past TAM Failures
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers · matched harcourt
  22. General Low
    Port Harcourt refinery’s siege queries deal, exposes NNPCL’s failing for Chinese takeover
    Business News Nigeria · matched harcourt
  23. General Low
    NUPENG Backs NNPC, Urges Transparency In Warri, Port Harcourt Refinery Revival MoU
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers · matched harcourt
  24. General Low
    Sick Port Harcourt Refinery Staff Kaizer Marshall Was Not Paid His Salaries. He Died
    FIJ NG · matched harcourt
  25. General Low
    Chinese firms to operate Warri, Port Harcourt refineries — NNPC
    Vanguard News + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  26. Expansion Medium
    After years of being comatose, NNPCL, China sign MoU to restart, expand Port Harcourt, Warri refineries
    Blueprint Newspapers · matched harcourt
  27. Expansion Medium
    NNPCL, Chinese firm seal deal to restart, expand Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries
    apanews.net + 6 other outlets · matched harcourt
  28. General Low
    Nigeria exports 55.39m barrels as Dangote battles crude shortage
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  29. General Low
    'Not going to happen' - NNPC boss rules out sale of Port Harcourt Refinery
    MSN · matched harcourt
  30. Operations Critical
    Port Harcourt Refinery shut down!
    MSN · matched harcourt
  31. General Low
    PETROAN tasks Ojulari on petroleum production at Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries
    Tribune Online + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  32. General Low
    Dangote refinery counters reports of higher crude allocation from Nigerian government
    Business Insider Africa · matched harcourt
  33. General Low
    Face-off: PETROAN sets for legal action over $1.5bn spent on moribund Port Harcourt Refinery
    Tribune Online · matched harcourt
  34. General Low
    NNPC Ltd and Edo State move forward with agreement to build a 10,000 bpd condensate refinery in southern Nigeria
    Energies Media · matched harcourt
  35. General Low
    PENGASSAN defends P’Harcourt refinery rehabilitation spending
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  36. General Low
    Port Harcourt refinery can resume within seven days with NNPCL approval – PENGASSEN
    Daily Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  37. General Low
    Atiku backs refinery privatisation as NNPC admits Port Harcourt station wasteful
    the authority news · matched harcourt
  38. General Low
    Port Harcourt Refinery ready to resume operations — PENGASSAN
    The Nation Newspaper + 2 other outlets · matched harcourt
  39. General Low
    Port Harcourt Refinery Rehabilitated To 90%, Can Be Functional Within One Week — Osifo
    Channels Television · matched harcourt
  40. General Low
    Atiku Blasts $1.5bn Port Harcourt Refinery Spending, Calls For Privatisation
    Arise News · matched harcourt
  41. General Low
    Fuel: Atiku slams NNPCL over billions of naira paid as salaries at Port Harcourt, other Nigerian refineries
    Daily Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  42. General Low
    Alesa Residents Protest at Port Harcourt Refinery Over Planned Sale - Today FM 95.1
    Today FM 95.1 · matched harcourt
  43. Operations Critical
    NNPCL explains move to revamp Port Harcourt, other refineries months after shutdown
    Daily Post Nigeria · matched harcourt
  44. General Low
    Reopening Port Harcourt refinery was a waste of resources — NNPC GCEO
    Vanguard News + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  45. General Low
    Reopening Port Harcourt Refinery Wasteful After Gulping $1.5bn – NNPCL
    economicconfidential.com · matched harcourt
  46. Operations Critical
    Port Harcourt Refinery Reopening A $1.5bn Waste, Shut To Stop Monumental Losses, Ojulari Admits
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers · matched harcourt
  47. General Low
    Petrol Outlet Owners Fault Ojulari's Comments On Port Harcourt Refinery, Criticise Over-Reliance On Private Refinery
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers · matched harcourt
  48. Expansion Medium
    PETROAN, NNPC in talks over P/Harcourt refinery’s acquisition
    Daily Trust · matched harcourt
  49. Operations Critical
    Port Harcourt refinery supplies diesel while shut – NMDPRA
    Punch Newspapers · matched harcourt
  50. General Low
    Private Investors Set to Take Over Port Harcourt Refinery Management — PETROAN
    Nigeria Info FM · matched harcourt
  51. Operations Critical
    P/Harcourt Refinery shutdown: How Nigeria lost N366.2bn in 5 months
    Daily Trust · matched harcourt
  52. General Low
    Restructure, Buy Port Harcourt Refinery, Otedola Tells DAPPMAN Amid Brawl With Dangote
    Channels Television · matched harcourt
  53. General Low
    NNPC hires US engineering firm to assess Port Harcourt refinery: reports
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched harcourt
  54. Expansion Medium
    NNPC engages U.S. firm to assess Port Harcourt refinery for investment
    ripplesnigeria.com · matched harcourt
  55. Operations Critical
    Port Harcourt refinery was losing N500m monthly before shutdown – Ojulari
    Business News Nigeria + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  56. General Low
    NNPC rules out sale of Port Harcourt Refinery
    Premium Times Nigeria + 1 other outlet · matched harcourt
  57. Maintenance Critical
    Port Harcourt Refinery in Nigeria to Shut Down for Maintenance
    Rigzone · matched harcourt
  58. General Low
    Port Harcourt refinery fully operational, NNPC insists
    Business Insider Africa · matched harcourt
  59. General Low
    Nigerian National Petroleum Company signs Port Harcourt refinery deal
    African Law & Business · matched harcourt

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