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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
According to an article in the Daily Trust, the technology employed at Nigeria’s refineries is way behind the times. Levi Ajuonuma, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, said the refineries are at least 30 years behind modern technology.
"The control room is three decades behind in technology and Nigeria should be proud of the NNPC team for keeping the refinery working with obsolete technology," Ajuomuna said. He commended the workers for their ingenuity in keeping things running despite the fact that the refineries have had no turnaround maintenance in 10 years.
"So you can appreciate the ingenuity of our highly skilled staff to carry out this job, making things happen out of nothing," Ajuonuma said.
The Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Co. (KRPC) are set to shut down for maintenance. KRPC’s turnaround maintenance is almost 10 years overdue and because of that fact KRPC has contracted the services of an equipment manufacturer from Hungary. Currently about 90% of the equipment has arrived in country and is awaiting clearance from the port.
In an effort to ensure that the maintenance shut-in does not cause a scarcity of fuel supplies, KRPC has refined fuel in stock that will satisfy its immediate need for the short-term. "We have made reservations to avoid scarcity.”
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