The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has said the ongoing fuel scarcity could be effectively over in two weeks.
The organisation said the shortage is likely to end when the Kaduna Refining and Petrol-Chemical Company (KRPC) resumes production.
The plant has not been producing on account of the vandalisation of the pipelines supplying it crude oil.
The pipelines have now been repaired, and the Group Executive Director (GED) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Off-Stream Sector, NNPC, Alhaji Bello Rabiu Babura, declared yesterday that all is now set for the resumption of production at the plant.
The balance of 41.73 per cent will go to the NNPC.
The increase in the allocation of fuel to the marketing companies is to ensure that the product is easily available to motorists.
Babura, during a facility tour of the KRPC, said that the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries are also set for adequate fuel supply in the country.
“As you can see, the whole country is under siege because of fuel supply. We are looking at the entire value chain to solve the problem,” Babura told journalists during the tour.
“I came here to see the readiness of this refinery to be back on stream. We were actually having problem with the supply of crude oil to this place from Warri. It is about 640 kilometers line. That line is almost ready so that we would start pushing the crude here.
“At least in 10 days we would bring the crude to Kaduna, and about two or four days we would make everything ready. We want to make sure that in the next two weeks this refinery will be ready to start producing fuel. If that is done, the entire part of this country will be serviced with fuel”
“The state of the plant is in good condition. We have inspected it and right now they are actually ready to produce. In two weeks time we will start producing fuel. The workers have made sure that everything is ready for production to begin and nothing will stop them again. They will be ready to soon receive the crude and if the crude comes, we believe that everything will run smoothly”.
