The management of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Delta State, has stated that the mini modular refinery being built by students of the institution would be in operation in the early part of 2019.

Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Council and Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Shehu Zuru and Prof Akaehomen Ibhadode in separate interviews on recent innovations of the university, disclosed that though it had not quite decided on the capacity output of the refinery, the institution was partnering a private company on the need to up-scale the output capacity of the refinery.

Source: Vanguard