LPRC Unveils New Gasoline Tank, Modern Petroleum Laboratory As President Boakai Breaks Ground For 50,000 Metric Ton Storage Expansion

President Boakai performs a symbolic groundbreaking while LPRC officials and others look on. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, October 26 broke ground for a US$35 million expansion and modernization of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC)’s Product Storage Terminal, stating that the investment is critical to strengthening Liberia’s energy security, improving economic resilience and reducing the country’s vulnerability to disruptions in international petroleum markets. By Augustus D. R Bortue-augustusd. rbortue@frontpageafricaonline. com The launched project is expected to add 50,000 metric tons of petroleum storage capacity, expanding LPRC’s ability to store fuel for domestic consumption while creating opportunities for regional petroleum distribution. “Today, we are not only celebrating the completion of two important national investments.

We are also breaking ground for an ambitious $35 million expansion and modernization of LPRC’s product storage terminal,” President Boakai said. The ceremony also featured the dedication of a newly completed 12,800-metric-ton Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) storage tank and a modern petroleum product testing laboratory, facilities expected to strengthen the company’s storage and fuel-quality testing capabilities. The President said the expansion represented another important stage in LPRC’s transformation, noting that his visits to the facility as President had marked successive developments in the company’s operations. “This is my third time, as you heard, to visit this facility as President of the Republic of Liberia. And each visit represents an important chapter in Liberia Petroleum Refining Company’s continuing transformation,” President Boakai said. He stressed that Liberia’s dependence on imported refined petroleum…