Industrial crude oil manufacturing began in Nigeria in 1956 however native crude oil refining didn’t begin till 1965 when the primary crude oil refinery was commissioned.
The primary set of refineries in Nigeria have been government-owned.
Nonetheless, since 2013, the federal authorities has been offering personal sector gamers with licenses to construct and personal petroleum refineries.
The administration of President Buhari launched the modular refinery initiative to ramp up the nation’s refining capability and meet native demand.
Under is a listing of the finished refineries in Nigeria and their capability
Edo Refinery and Petro Chemical Firm– This undertaking is a completely owned subsidiary of AIPCC Vitality. It operates in two phases with capacities of 1,000 BPSD and 5,000 BPSD and has been commissioned and is absolutely operational. Work on Part 2, which can have a capability of 12,000 BPD, has already begun, with full operations anticipated to start out in 2024.
Duport Midstream– Positioned in Edo State, this can be a 2,500-BPD refinery that was accomplished in 2022 and began manufacturing in 2023.
Walter Smith refinery– The Walter Smith refinery is a 5,000-bpd oil refinery positioned in Imo State. The refinery began operations in 2020, with plans to develop its capability to 50,000 bpd within the coming years.
OPAC Refinery, Delta state– This 10,000-bpd modular refinery positioned in Kwale, Delta state was accomplished in 2021 as a part of the federal authorities’s effort to enhance native crude oil refining.
Niger Delta Petroleum Refinery (Aradel)– The preliminary 1,000 bbls/day AGO topping plant was commissioned in 2010. At present, the 3-train, 11,000 bbls/day modular refinery produces Automotive Gasoline Oil, Twin Goal Kerosene, Marine Diesel Oil, Excessive-Pour Gasoline Oil, and Naphtha.
Outdated Port-Harcourt refinery– Constructed and commissioned in 1965 with a refining capability of 60,000 barrels of oil per day. Then, it value Shell BP round £12 million to construct. The refinery operated above 50% of its design capability, and all through the Nineties, it skilled a gradual decline in output.
In March 2021, the federal authorities awarded the restore of the refinery to Tecnimont SPA- an Italian firm that may perform restore works in phases. In December final 12 months, the Minister of Petroleum Sources, Sen.Keineken Lokpobiri introduced the mechanical completion and flare startup of the refinery.
Kaduna refinery– This refinery has a capability of 110,000 barrels per day (bpd). It was inbuilt 1976 at a value of $525 million. Like all different government-owned refineries, it has, over time, produced beneath its capability. In 2021, the federal authorities permitted a contract for the turnaround upkeep of the refinery at a value of $586 million
Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Firm (WRPC)– The 125,000-bpd capability WRPC was constructed and commissioned in 1978 at a value of round $478 million. The refinery has by no means achieved full capability utilization as manufacturing has declined steadily besides within the early 1990’s, throughout which there was a quick upswing in manufacturing.
In 2021, the federal authorities awarded the contract for the restore of the decrepit refinery to Saipem SPA at a value of $897 million.
New Port-Harcourt refinery– In 1985, the federal authorities commissioned the New Port Harcourt
refinery, constructed at a value of $850 million. It has the capability to refine 150,000 barrels of oil every day. The commissioning of the New Port Harcourt refinery elevated the overall refining capability of the crops to 210,000 barrels per day.
Latest processing efficiency has fallen considerably beneath design capabilities in each refinery throughput and the yield of higher-value merchandise. The refinery has not often operated above 50% of its design capability. Throughout the Nineties, it skilled a gradual decline in throughput, leading to a proportionate improve within the yields of lower-value gasoline oil merchandise.
The refinery was a part of the $1.5 billion turnaround upkeep awarded by the federal authorities to Tecnimont SPA in 2021 to be absolutely accomplished in about 44 months.
Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE– It is a 650,000-bpd refinery positioned in Lekki, Lagos state. The refinery value round $19 billion and was commissioned in Could 2023. Oil refining began in late December 2023, and it began dishing out merchandise to native and worldwide markets as of Could 2024.
