Nigeria: Illegal oil refinery blast leaves 37 people dead
At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burned to death after a blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, a local security official and community leader said on Tuesday. Illegal refining is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria as impoverished locals tap pipelines to make fuel to sell for a profit.
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Dangote refinery to meet African oil demand growth in next
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that the Dangote refinery, with a 650,000 barrels per day capacity will enable oil demand growth in the next decade, especially for African countries that heavily rely on imported refined energy products in the present. This is according to the IEA¡¯s October 2023 World Energy Outlook report.
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Nigeria: 10 things about the Dangote Refinery, world¡¯s
Here are 10 things to know about the project, the biggest oil refinery in Africa. 1. Meeting Nigeria¡¯s needs. The refinery is expected to meet 100% of all refined products required in Nigeria, and have a surplus for export. The refinery will initially produce diesel and aviation fuel and later progress to premium motor spirit.
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Africa¡¯s Largest Refinery Begins Production in Nigeria
The refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), will meet 100% of Nigeria¡¯s demand for all refined petroleum products and will also have a surplus of each of the products for export.
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Dangote launches Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it
Epa/Daniel Irungu. Nigeria¡¯s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa¡¯s biggest ¨C it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country¡¯s energy supply
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Dangote Oil Refinery is a 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) integrated refinery project under construction in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos, Nigeria. It is expected to be Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery and the world¡¯s biggest single-train facility. The Pipeline Infrastructure at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is
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What a Refinery Operator Does: Skills, Roles, and Challenges
A refinery operator is responsible for operating and adjusting the equipment and systems that process crude oil and other feedstocks into various products. This requires monitoring and controlling
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Full List of Oil Refineries In Nigeria and their Location
Warri refinery is the second refinery on this list of oil refineries in Nigeria. It is however the principal Nigerian government fully owned refinery was completed and commissioned in 1978. It was worked to process 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day yet was later de-bottle-necked to process 125,000 barrels per day in 1987.
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2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast
Published 7:35 PM PDT, April 24, 2022. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ¡ª At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria, a local oil official said Sunday as the search intensified for bodies at the site and for two people suspected of being involved in the blast. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a
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Refining in Nigeria: history, challenges and prospects
Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company; capacity 110,000 bpsd commissioned in 1980. New Port Harcourt Refinery; capacity 150,000 bpsd commissioned in 1989. Thus, the total installed capacity is 445,000 bpsd. These plants in the last 15¨C20 years had a poor operating record with average capacity utilization hovering between 15 and 25% per annum.
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Nigeria¡¯s Oil Industry: Challenges and opportunities in the age of Dangote Refinery - Nairametrics
Article Summary. Aliko Dangote¡¯s $19 billion refinery project marks his entry into Nigeria¡¯s oil and gas downstream industry, offering potential solutions and opportunities. Nigeria, with its vast oil and gas reserves, has struggled with inconsistent data and fluctuating consumption figures, creating the need for additional refining capacity.
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(PDF) Refining in Nigeria: history, challenges and prospects
Nigeria, Africa's top crude oil producer, depends on imported refined petroleum for domestic use due to the long-standing suboptimal performance of its four petroleum refineries (Olujobi, 2021
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Initially starting out in 1965 with a refining capacity of 38,000 barrels per day (bpd), Nigeria's refining capacity has grown over the years and is considered the 4th largest in Africa. The nameplate capacity of 445,000 bpd is housed by 4 refineries strategically located in various states around the country: Rivers, Delta and Kaduna. Despite
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Petroleum Refineries in Nigeria: why do they perform so poorly? Author: Lizabetha Agbakahi
kewise diesel is at $0.587 a litre and $93.260 per barrel at a CBN exchange rate of N381/$1. Therefore, the gross cracking margin of an av. rage refinery in Nigeria is ((2*68.873) + 93.260 ¨C (3*56)) or $231.006 or $77.002 per bbl. In sum, assuming these refineries' capacity utilization was above 70% or more the refin.
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Waltersmith Modular Refinery, Ohaji-Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria
Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company is a joint-venture between Waltersmith Petroman Oil (70%) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (30%). Waltersmith was granted a license by Nigeria¡¯s Department of Petroleum Resources to establish the refinery in June 2015 and received the construction approval in March 2017.
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Dangote Refinery, Lagos, Nigeria - Africa's biggest oil refinery project
Dangote Oil Refinery, a company owned by the Nigeria-based Dangote Group, is developing the project with an estimated investment of $19bn. Nigeria¡¯s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the acquisition of 20% minority stake in the project by state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for $2.76bn in August 2021.
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Dangote launches Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria - The Conversation
Epa/Daniel Irungu. Nigeria¡¯s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa¡¯s biggest ¨C it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country¡¯s energy supply
Get InquiryInvestigating the challenges of refinery construction in Nigeria: A snapshot across two-time frames over the past 55 years
With more than 40 licenses issued to private companies since 2002, only two companies (Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Refinery and Dangote Oil Refinery) have made noticeable progress in new
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Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery begins production in Nigeria with the aim of reducing need for imports | AP News - Associated Press News
Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria after a yearslong wait. The $19 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery facility has a capacity to produce 650,000 barrels a day and has started to produce diesel and aviation fuel, the company reported Saturday.
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