Nigeria, renowned as Africa’s largest oil producer, hosts numerous refineries integral to its oil and gas industry. Despite facing challenges such as underutilisation and maintenance issues, these refineries are essential for domestic petroleum production. Efforts to upgrade and revamp these facilities aim to reduce dependency on imported refined products. Here, we explore Nigeria\u2019s key refineries, highlighting their locations, capacities, and recent advancements.<\/p>\n
Old Port-Harcourt Refinery<\/strong> New Port-Harcourt Refinery<\/strong> Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC)<\/strong> Kaduna Refinery<\/strong> Dangote Refinery<\/strong> Ogbele Refinery<\/strong> Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company<\/strong> OPAC Refinery, Delta State<\/strong> Duport Midstream<\/strong> Azikel Refinery<\/strong> Niger Delta Petroleum Refinery (Aradel)<\/strong> Alexis Refinery Limited<\/strong> Atlantic International Refineries and Petrochemical Limited<\/strong> Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company<\/strong> Nigeria’s refinery landscape reflects a blend of historical facilities and modern developments, showcasing ongoing efforts to enhance domestic refining capabilities and reduce reliance on imported petroleum products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nigeria, renowned as Africa’s largest oil producer, hosts numerous refineries integral to its oil and gas industry. Despite facing challenges such as underutilisation and maintenance issues, these refineries are essential for domestic petroleum production. Efforts to upgrade and revamp these facilities aim to reduce dependency on imported refined products. Here, we explore Nigeria\u2019s key refineries, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":35906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1063,605,59,1062,505,1061],"class_list":["post-35905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aipcc","tag-dangote-refinery","tag-featured","tag-ioa","tag-nnpcl","tag-opec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35907,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35905\/revisions\/35907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCommissioned in 1965, the original Port Harcourt refinery, funded by Shell BP at \u00a312 million, started with a refining capacity of 60,000 barrels per day (bpd). Initially performing above 50% capacity, its output declined in the 1990s. In March 2021, Tecnimont SPA, an Italian company, was awarded the repair contract, and by December 2023, the refinery’s mechanical completion and flare startup were announced by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Senator Keineken Lokpobiri.<\/p>\n
\nEstablished in 1985 at a cost of $850 million, the New Port Harcourt refinery added 150,000 bpd to the existing capacity. This increased the total refining capacity of Port Harcourt plants to 210,000 bpd.<\/p>\n
\nLocated in Warri, Delta State, and commissioned in 1978, the Warri refinery has a distillation capacity of 125,000 bpd. The complex includes a petrochemicals plant commissioned in 1988, producing 13,000 million tons per annum (MTA) of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black, supplying markets in southern and southwestern Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\nEstablished in 1980 with an initial capacity of 50,000 bpd, the Kaduna Refining And Petrochemical Company expanded in 1983 and 1986 to a current capacity of 110,000 bpd. The refinery serves Northern Nigeria, producing a variety of petroleum products, including lubricating oils.<\/p>\n
\nCommissioned in May 2023, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos is an integrated refinery with a capacity of 650,000 bpd. Costing approximately $19 billion, it began refining oil in December 2023 and started distributing products locally and internationally by May 2024.<\/p>\n
\nThe Ogbele refinery started as a 1,000 bpd topping plant in 2012, producing 85,860 litres of diesel daily. By 2019, it expanded to an 11,000 bpd refinery with the capability to produce diesel, marine diesel, DPK, naphtha, and high pour fuel oil.<\/p>\n
\nLocated in Imo State, this refinery began operations in 2020 with a capacity of 5,000 bpd. Plans are underway to increase this capacity to 50,000 bpd in the coming years.<\/p>\n
\nCompleted in 2021, this 10,000 bpd modular refinery in Kwale, Delta State, is part of the federal government\u2019s initiative to boost regional crude oil refining.<\/p>\n
\nLocated in Egbokor, Edo State, this modular refinery, operated by DUPORT Midstream Company Limited, has a capacity of 2,500 bpd.<\/p>\n
\nUnder development in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the Azikel refinery is Nigeria\u2019s first private hydro-skimming refinery with a production capacity of 12,000 bpd, processing Bonny Sweet light crude and Gbarain condensate.<\/p>\n
\nThis modular refinery has a capacity of 11,000 bpd and produces automotive gas oil, dual-purpose kerosene, marine diesel oil, high-pour fuel oil, and naphtha.<\/p>\n
\nCurrently developing a modular refinery in Delta State, Alexis Refinery Limited aims for a 10,000 bpd capacity, with the first phase focusing on processing 2,500 bpd of crude to produce AGO, naphtha, and fuel oil.<\/p>\n
\nIn 2021, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board announced a 2,000 bpd modular refinery in Brass, Bayelsa State, developed in partnership with Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited.<\/p>\n
\nOwned by AIPCC Energy, the Edo Refinery operates in two phases with capacities of 1,000 bpd and 5,000 bpd. Phase 2, with a capacity of 12,000 bpd, is under construction and expected to be fully operational by 2024.<\/p>\n