The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, said it implemented the shutdown of the Dangote Refinery plant on Sunday.
This was contained in an update on the striking union’s action against Dangote Refinery over mass sacking.
The union said its members had shut all oil installations nationwide.
It noted that the refinery plant was 100 per cent shut down.
It claimed that fertiliser plant train two was also 100 per cent shut, with train one running at 60 per cent capacity.
The union added that the diesel plant was still running at the moment.
However, the development had yet to be confirmed by Dangote Refinery as of press time.
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If the claim is true, then the implication is that crude and gas supply to the refinery have been disrupted.
Recall that in a statement on Saturday, Dangote Refinery described the PENGASSAN directive as economic sabotage.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Sunday urged Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN to engage in dialogue to resolve the rift.
The dispute between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN started after the former reportedly sacked over 800 workers for belonging to the union.
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