According to The Nation report, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC ) yesterday said that out of the 35 interests that were indicated in modular refineries, the Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR ) had issued licenses to 13.
The Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who made this disclosure said that he had already been invited to the ground breaking ceremony of the first one in Bayelsa in February.
He said “So far, about 35 interests for modular refineries have been declared and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has issued licenses to about 13 and I have been invited to the ground breaking ceremony of the first one in Bayelsa next month.”