The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has asked Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to adhere to a 30-day timeline for the repair of the refinery.
PETROAN spokesperson Joseph Obele disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
This comes as NNPCL on Saturday announced the shutdown of Port Harcourt Refinery on the basis of maintenance and sustainability assessment.
Reacting, PETROAN stressed that adherence to a 30-day repair timeline would minimise disruptions to petroleum product supply.
It further warned that exceeding the 30-day maintenance timeline may exacerbate the country’s petroleum supply challenges and cause pain to millions of Nigerians.
According to PETROAN’s National President, Billy Gillis-Harry, the refinery’s shutdown for maintenance is expected, but the association wants NNPCL to adhere to the scheduled 30-day repair timeline to minimise disruptions to petroleum product supply.
