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NNPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies, Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) Industrial Park Operation and Management Co. Ltd, for collaboration through a potential Technical Equity Partnership (TEP) in support of the completion and operation of the Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries.
The MoU was signed by the Group CEO, NNPC Ltd, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Chairman, Sanjiang Chemical Company, Guan Jianzhong and Chairman of Xinganchen (Fuzhou) Industrial Park Operation and Management Co. Ltd, Bill Bi, in China.
A Statement by Andy Odeh
Chief Corporate Communications Officer
NNPC Ltd Indicates
The potential framework would cover completion of outstanding work at the two refineries, together with operating and maintaining both facilities to achieve best-in-class, sustainable performance. Stressing that Planned expansion and upgrades would elevate both facilities to cleaner, more profitable product standards.
The potential collaboration also contemplates expanding the refineries' petrochemical capacities and harnessing gas and downstream opportunities through the development of co-located, gas-based industrial hubs.
GCEO of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described the MoU execution as a significant milestone, following more than six months of concerted engagement between the technical and management teams of NNPCLIMITED and the two Chinese partners, The GCEO also Reiterated that the MoU is an important step on the journey towards identifying potential technical equity partner(s) to restart and expand NNPC's refineries, and to explore opportunities in co-located petrochemicals and gas-based industries.
The MoU reflects the parties' shared intent to progress discussions in good faith, with definitive arrangements to follow in due course .
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