Welcome to WRPC

A subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited is one of the

eleven NNPC subsidiary companies created in March 1988.

The Refinery, which was commissioned in September 1978 with an

initial capacity of 10,000 barrels per stream day of crude oil, was

debottlenecked in 1987 toa capacity of 125,000 barrels per stream

day.

The Petrochemical plants (polypropylene and Carbon Black), which

were built to optimise the refinery, were commissioned in March

1988.

An HF-alkylation unit was added to the refinery in 1988.

Our Business

The main business of WRPC is to process crude oil into Petroleum

and Petrochemical products.

WRPC configuration is as follows:

Atmospheric Distillation Unit

Gas Plant

Vacuum Distillation Unit

Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit

Catalytic Reforming Unit

Kerosene Hydro treating Unit

Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

HF AlkylationUnit

Carbon Black Plant

Polypropylene Plant

WRPC produces the following products:

Liquified Petroleum Gas

Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol)

Kerosene

Automotive Gas Oil

Fuel Oil

Polypropylene Pellets

Hard Carbon Black Pellets

Power Plant and Utilities

WRPC is independent and self sufficient in Power and

Utilities production.

The power plant is made up of:

3 steam turbo generators of 15 MW each.

3 gas turbines of 30,30 & 20 MW respectively.

2 steam boilers producing a total of 220 tons/hr at

82kg/cm2.

2 steam boilers producing a total of 190 tons/hr at

42kg/cm2.

2 waste heat boilers attached to Two gas turbines and

each producing 55 tons./hr of 82kg/cm2 steam.

2 nitrogen plants producing liquid/gaseous nitrogen.

Compressed Air system forinstrument/service air.

Water Effluent Treatment facility.

Concern for the Environment

Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company Limited,

as a matter of policy, is very concerned about the

environment in which it operates. Money and effort

were therefore not spared in providing, at inception, the

most modern and efficient waste water treatment

facilities.

An elaborate system of underground sewers carry the

effluent to two 15,000 cubic metre reserviours where

oil is separated out gravimetrically. The remaining oil

in the water is removed in two biological treating

units. The final effluent is environmentally friendly.

Among products on offer are:

- Unstenched LPG for aerosol purposes.

- Straight-run Gasoline (SRG): (Solvent to Vegetable

Oil Refiners)

The Polypropylene plant with a production capacity

of 35,000 metric tons/year produces Homopolymer

for use in the following industries.

Film

Fiber (Flat, Yarn) etc

House-hold articles moulding (furniture, crates etc)

Industrial article moulding (Pipes, containers etc)

Mechanical/Electrical appliances

Automotive wares (Battery cases, pumpers, dash-

board, etc)

The Carbon Black Plant which produces 18,000

metric ton/year has the potential to produce 15

diferent grades of carbon black product.

Through an in-house maintenance crew carries out

maintenance of WRPC plant and equipment, about

90% of the spare parts needed for this maintenance

function is sourced outside the country.

Certified local manufacturers are encouraged to

supply these spares which include - Shafts, Shaft

Sleeves, Seals, Teflon-o-Rings, Gears, bolts and

Nuts, Flanges etc.