# NNPC awaits proposals before setting refinery restart dates

> Chinese partners have assessed Port Harcourt and Warri for about 3 months; no restart date has been set.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-14
- **Original source:** [The Punch](https://punchng.com/nnpc-awaits-reports-on-ph-warri-refineries-revival/)
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NNPC said Sanjiang Chemical and Xinganchen had carried out about 3 months of on-site technical assessments with its teams at the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The assessment report was still being finalised, with a detailed proposal and agreement on technical and commercial terms due before definitive agreements, approvals and an investment decision.

NNPC said it could not set a restart date before those requirements were settled. The April 30, 2026 MoU is a preliminary framework, not a final investment or operating agreement; Kaduna is outside this partnership model.

[The Punch](https://punchng.com/nnpc-awaits-reports-on-ph-warri-refineries-revival/)

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