The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited says the Port Harcourt Refinery has commenced crude oil processing.

According to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) FEMI SONEYE, the refinery will operate at 60 percent capacity.

SONEYE disclosed this earlier today and noted that the refinery is processing 60,000 barrels per day of crude.

The Port Harcourt refinery has a combined 250 barrels per day capacity. This is coming after several failed commencement deadlines.