Nine completed refineries in Nigeria, See full list | adekkatv



By Bolarinwa Kabir 


The nine completed refineries in Nigeria as at December 2024 are as follows;


1. Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company:

It is a modular refinery located in Ikpoba-Okha LGA, Edo State and produces 6000 barrels per day.


2. Duport Midstream:


Located in Edo State, this is a 2,500-BPD refinery that was completed in 2022 and started production in 2023.


3. Walter Smith refinery:


The Walter Smith refinery is a 5,000-bpd oil refinery located in Imo State. The refinery began operations in 2020, with plans to expand its capacity to 50,000 bpd in the coming years.


4. OPAC Refinery, Delta State:


This 10,000-bpd modular refinery, located in Kwale, Delta State, was completed in 2021 as part of the federal government’s effort to improve local crude oil refining.


5. Niger Delta Petroleum Refinery (Aradel).


The initial 1,000 bbls/day AGO topping plant was commissioned in 2010. Currently, the 3-train, 11,000 bbls/day modular refinery produces Automotive Gas Oil, dual-purpose kerosene, Marine Diesel Oil, high-pressure fuel oil, and Naphtha.


6. Old Port-Harcourt refinery:


Built and commissioned in 1965 with a refining capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day.


In March 2021, the federal government awarded the repair of the refinery to Tecnimont SPA, an Italian company that would carry out repair works in phases.


7. Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC):


The 125,000-bpd capacity WRPC was built and commissioned in 1978 at a cost of around $478 million, it loss its functionality but now back to work on December 30th, 2024


8. New Port-Harcourt refinery.


In 1985, the federal government commissioned the New Port Harcourt refinery, built for $850 million. It can refine 150,000 barrels of oil daily.


The commissioning of the New Port Harcourt refinery increased the total refining capacity of the plants to 210,000 barrels per day.


9. Dangote Refinery:


This is a 650,000-bpd refinery located in Lekki, Lagos State. The refinery cost around $19 billion and was commissioned in May 2023. Oil refining started in late December 2023, and it began dispensing products to local and international markets in May 2024.


(The Nation)

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