Nigerian refineries cannot meet up with the
country’s oil demand due to pipelines vandalism, the Managing Director, Kaduna
Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Alhaji Idi Mukhtar, said on Friday.
Mukhtar spoke at the fourth edition of capacity
building workshop for Energy Correspondents.
He called for
the establishment of a 20-inch pipeline to optimize crude refining to about 80
per cent.
He said, ”What is of
strategic importance is the need to lay a new wider (20 inch) pipeline
that will serve as a better alternative to the current 16 inch pipeline which
is limited by its size and low integrity.
”In fact, if KRPC is set to achieve the target of
operating at a minimum of 80 per cent throughput. The new pipeline is needed to
ensure delivery of sufficient crude oil to meet the target.”
Mukhtar also advocated for areas with pipelines
regarded as ‘’Military Zone’’ because of its strategic importance.
He added: “A major challenge facing KRPC is the
incessant vandalism on Warri–Kaduna pipeline and in fact it is one of the
greatest threats to KRPC’s performance. This line needs to be highly secured to
guarantee continuous supply of crude oil to KRPC.”
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