Warri
| Town in Delta State, Nigeria, on the Forcados River, on the western edge of the Niger delta; population (1992) 114,100. Formerly a small market town, Warri grew rapidly as a result of increased petroleum production from the Ughelli and neighbouring oil fields. The Warri refinery was opened in 1978 by the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and is operated by a subsidiary company, the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). |
| In addition to petroleum products, the refineries also produce petrochemicals and plastics. Other local industries include steel production. |
| During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–70), when Port Harcourt was isolated from the west, Warri became a focus for development within the oil-field area. Further stimulus to growth was given with the construction of the Trans-Forcados Pipeline from Ughelli to Forcados in 1969 and the deepening of the Forcados river channel to Warri. |
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