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.