There was pandemonium on Thursday, as a heavy explosion rocked the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline criss-crossing the Ugbokodo community near the Warri refinery in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which sources said occurred around 4am, forced residents of the community to scamper for safety in the bushes when they discovered that the inferno […]
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General Electric, GE, a US multinational company, Tuesday in Abuja, proposed to invest in the nation’s three refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna. GE, in a presentation to NNPC GMD, Dr. Maikanti Baru and his team stated that the company’s teams of partners, including its consortium involving the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) […]
Continue ReadingArmed robbers attacked Delta Government House Annexe in Warri on Thursday, killing one person. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Charles Aniagwu, confirmed the incident when reached for comment. “It was actually a group of armed robbers who were chasing a driver from the Government House Annex that went to the bank. “They […]
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Spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ohi Alegbe said the refinery would only restart when it had enough crude to keep it going for at least 25 days. It was reported last week that Warri refinery has undergone a temporary closure because there was insufficient crude in the system, adding it expected to resume […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on Friday, stated that it has shut down the Warri Refineries due to operational challenges. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, disclosed this, while noting that the refinery is expected to be reopened for operations on Tuesday. He said the decision to shut down […]
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