Refinery

Warri Refinery

NNPC ·Warri, NG ·v1.1

A 125,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Warri, NG, operated by NNPC. Status: closed. Nelson Complexity 3.

Record

Rated capacity
125,000 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-warri
Coordinates
5.5200, 5.7600

Notes

The most recent news (Feb 4, 2026) explicitly states 'Why We Shutdown Operations At NNPC Refineries' with Warri Refinery being an NNPC facility. Earlier news (Jan 27, 2026) reports casual staff unpaid for 60 days, indicating operational collapse. The facility appears to have transitioned from 'damaged' to actively 'closed' rather than attempting repairs or maintenance.

What coverage reports

61 days since one was reported

Delta communities threaten to shut down Warri refinery over INEC ward delineation
2026-06-21 · 1 publisher filed it

3 reported in 12 months

operations 3

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

66 records21 Jun 2019 to 17 Aug 2026General 47 · Policy 7 · Operations 6 · Incident 3
  1. General Low
    Tinubu Bets on PH, Warri Refineries Despite Obasanjo's Doubt
    Punch Newspapers · matched warri
  2. General Low
    NNPC Says Port Harcourt, Warri Refinery Deal Enters Evaluation Phase - Today FM 95.1

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said its Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese firms to rehabilitate and operate the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries entered an evaluation phase.

    Today FM 95.1 · matched warri
  3. General Low
    EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD over alleged N1.339bn money laundering Archives
    Champion Newspapers LTD · matched warri
  4. General Low
    Arraigned Ex-Warri Refinery MD, Yisawu, Gets N500m Bail
    THISDAYLIVE + 2 other outlets · matched warri
  5. General Low
    EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD over alleged N1.339bn money laundering
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  6. Policy Low
    Court grants ex-Warri Refinery MD N500m bail in alleged N1.339bn fraud case
    The Sun Nigeria + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  7. General Low
    Ex-Warri Refinery MD, Yisawu, Arraigned, Gets N500m Bail
    THISDAYLIVE + 5 other outlets · matched warri
  8. General Low
    EFCC Arraigns Former Managing Director Of Warri Refinery For Alleged N1.339billion Fraud

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned former Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited managing director Jimoh Olasunkanmi Yisawu over alleged money laundering.

    Sahara Reporters + 5 other outlets · matched warri
  9. Policy Low
    Alleged Money Laundering: Court Grants Ex-Warri Refinery MD Yisawu ₦500m Bail
    Channels Television + 5 other outlets · matched warri
  10. Policy Low
    Looted Funds: Court Slates Arraignment Of Ex-MD, Warri Refinery Yisawu To July 20
    Independent Newspaper Nigeria · matched warri
  11. Policy Low
    Money Laundering Case: Court adjourns arraignment of Warri refinery’s ex-MD
    Peoples Gazette Nigeria + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  12. Policy Low
    Court plans arraignment of ex-MD, Warri Refinery Yisawu for July 20
    The Nation Newspaper · matched warri
  13. Policy Low
    Judge’s Absence Stalls EFCC Arraignment Of Ex-Warri Refinery MD
    The Whistler Newspaper · matched warri
  14. General Low
    NNPC ends crude-backed loans to fund PH, Warri refineries
    Punch Newspapers · matched warri
  15. Policy Low
    EFCC drags former Warri Refinery MD to court for alleged money laundering
    ripplesnigeria.com · matched warri
  16. Expansion Low
    NNPC Rejects Calls To Sell Warri Refinery As Scrap, Unveils Chinese-Led Revival Plan
    Arise News · matched warri
  17. General Low
    EXCLUSIVE: EFCC charges former Port Harcourt, Warri refinery MDs with money laundering
    Premium Times Nigeria + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  18. Operations Critical
    Delta communities threaten to shut down Warri refinery over INEC ward delineation
    Punch Newspapers · matched warri
  19. General Low
    Warri Refinery contractors protest delayed payment of certified contracts
    Tribune Online · matched warri
  20. General Low
    Warri Refinery Contractors Threaten Protest Over Unpaid 2024 Contract Jobs
    Arise News · matched warri
  21. General Low
    More divergent views over Chinese firms’ pact on Warri, PHC refineries
    Daily Trust · matched warri
  22. General Low
    THE WARRI REFINERY DOES NOT BELONG IN JIAXING
    THISDAYLIVE · matched warri
  23. Expansion Medium
    NNPC signs MoU for restart, expansion of Warri, PH refineries
    Vanguard News · matched warri
  24. Operations Medium
    NNPC targets Warri, Port Harcourt refineries restart with new Chinese technical alliance
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  25. General Low
    After $2.39bn flop, NNPCL signs fresh contract for completion of PH, Warri refineries
    Daily Trust · matched warri
  26. General Low
    P/Harcourt, Warri refineries’ workers protest unpaid salaries
    The Guardian Nigeria News · matched warri
  27. General Low
    President Tinubu Commends NNPCL Over the Re-Opening of Warri Refinery
    Proshare · matched warri
  28. General Low
    Casual Staff at Warri Refinery Go Unpaid for 60 Days, Again
    Africa Oil+Gas Report · matched warri
  29. General Low
    NNPC says technical, commercial review of Warri, P'Harcourt, Kaduna refineries ongoing
    TheCable + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  30. Operations Low
    Questions mount over idle Warri refinery, privatisation fears
    The Nation Newspaper · matched warri
  31. General Low
    Ex-NNPC’s Chief Financial Officer, Ex-Warri Refinery MD in EFCC’s Custody
    THISDAYLIVE · matched warri
  32. General Low
    EFCC Arrests Ex-NNPC Finance Officer, Ex-Warri Refinery MD Over 7.2bn Misappropriation
    thenigerianvoice.com · matched warri
  33. General Low
    Onuesoke laments non-functioning of Warri refinery after being declared operational
    Vanguard News · matched warri
  34. Operations High
    Warri refinery workers continue strike
    Punch Newspapers · matched warri
  35. General Low
    Warri Refinery: Was Obasanjo right?
    The Guardian Nigeria News · matched warri
  36. Operations Critical
    NNPCL under pressure as Warri refinery shutdown drags on, P’Harcourt refinery underperforms
    Businessday NG · matched warri
  37. Incident Critical
    Dangote refinery nears full capacity, NNPC dismiss Warri explosion rumours
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched warri
  38. Incident Critical
    NNPC Debunks Reports of Explosion at Warri Refinery, Confirms Routine Maintenance
    Arise News + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  39. Incident Critical
    No explosion at Warri Refinery – NNPC
    Premium Times Nigeria · matched warri
  40. General Low
    Warri Refinery: NNPC and the triumph over scepticism
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  41. General Low
    Revived PH, Warri refineries: Host communities, ancillary workers decry business lull
    The Sun Nigeria · matched warri
  42. General Low
    Nigeria’s Warri oil refinery resumes operations
    africa-energy.com + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  43. General Low
    Beyond the headlines: Can the Warri Refinery deliver real energy independence?
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  44. General Low
    Warri refinery operations testament ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ is working – Arewa Think Tank
    The Sun Nigeria · matched warri
  45. General Low
    Bago lauds Tinubu over Warri Refinery
    The Guardian Nigeria News · matched warri
  46. General Medium
    Nigeria restarts Warri refinery operations after 10 years
    Yahoo Finance + 3 other outlets · matched warri
  47. General Low
    Bago applauds Tinubu over reopening of Warri Refinery
    The Nation Newspaper · matched warri
  48. General Low
    Wike Reveals How Peter Odili Rescued His Career + Tinubu Hails Warri Refinery + Uju Kennedy Acts – Trending With Ojy Okpe
    Arise News · matched warri
  49. General Low
    NNPC Announces Commencement of Production at Warri Refinery
    THISDAYLIVE + 2 other outlets · matched warri
  50. General Low
    Warri Refinery Resumes Operations After a Decade of Closures
    ChemAnalyst · matched warri
  51. General Low
    Warri Refinery re-opening: Tinubu lauds NNPCL on historic milestone
    thenationonlineng.net + 3 other outlets · matched warri
  52. General Low
    Warri Refinery Commences Operations At 60,000 Barrels Per Day, Says NNPCL
    Majorwaves Energy Report + 3 other outlets · matched warri
  53. General Low
    Nigeria: Warri Refinery Now Working At 60% Capacity
    allAfrica.com + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  54. General Low
    Warri Refinery Reopening: Kyari Has Restored Nigeria’s National Pride, Says Tinubu
    The Whistler Newspaper + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  55. General Low
    President Tinubu Commends NNPCL over the reopening of Warri Refinery
    PRNigeria News · matched warri
  56. General Low
    NNPC Ltd Delivers on Refinery Revamp Promise: Warri Plant Resumes Operation with 125,000bpd Capacity in Warri, Delta State.
    NNPC Ltd + 1 other outlet · matched warri
  57. General Low
    Tinubu hails NNPC over 125,000bpd Warri refinery re-opening
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  58. General Low
    Warri refinery don begin work again – NNPCL
    BBC · matched warri
  59. General Low
    Warri Refinery starts operations, runs at 60% capacity — Kyari
    Business News Nigeria · matched warri
  60. General Low
    [UPDATED] Warri Refinery Goes Live, Says NNPCL
    Channels Television · matched warri

6 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.