The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of crude oil in the country is on course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sylva disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday that federal government had licensed a good number of modular refineries and some of them had already started operating effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modular refinery generally refers to a simple or complex refinery whose parts are fabricated or constructed in several component parts or units called modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These modules can then be assembled easily to form the plant. Furthermore, they can be transported in modules across distances and put together at the location desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cModula refineries, we have licensed quite a bit. I am not in a position to give you an exact figure now but I know that the few of these refineries are under construction and very soon, we will be commissioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know that last year, we commission the Waltersmith which is functioning well and since then I have also laid foundation stone for Atlantic refinery and there is Niger Delta own that is ongoing, one almost ready to be commissioned in Port Harcourt and there are quite a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That programme is on course,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n