The House of Representatives during a plenary on Wednesday, has decided to investigate issues affecting oil production at the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
The House through frequent shutting down of the refinery has mandated its Committee on Petroleum to conduct an investigative hearing on the failure and refusal of the NNPC to address the haulage challenges affecting the Warri Refinery.
The directives were made after a motion was moved by Ben Igbakpa, a member of the House from Delta State who hinted that the Warri refinery and Petrochemical Company is mandated to produce refined products from local crude.
According to Igbakpa, the plants were operating at an output of around 115m3/hour, which translates to about 68 percent installed capacity.
Igbakpa also hinted at how crude oil that was hoarded for 14 days after delivery by ESCRAVOS tank farm for refining
were diverted through the refinery jetty to interested buyers who pay less or to specific companies they have special interests in.
The lawmaker went further to alleged that the economic sabotage was a result of the plant that was brought down when there was no crude to refine as it has been diverted.
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