The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said the modular refineries programme to improve domestic crude oil output in the country is on track in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory.
Waltersmith Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited (5,000 BPD), OPAC Refineries, Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (Train 3), Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited, and Lowrie Refinery Limited are among the refineries.
Excel Refinery Limited in Bayelsa State, Conodit Refinery Nigeria Limited, Duport Midstream in Delta State, Clairgold Oil & Gas Engineering Limited, Ogini Refinery Limited, Etopo Energy Plc, Gasoline Associates International Limited, NPDC/ND WESTERN OML 34 JV, Frao Oil Nigeria Limited, Kingdom Global Trading Petroleum & Gas Nigeria Limited, Resource Petroleum & Petrochemicals International Incorporated, Gazingstock Petroleum Company Limited, Amakpe International Refineries Limited, Atlantic International Refineries and Petrochemical Limited, Azikel Petroleum Limited, Allegiance Energy and Power Limited, Alexis Refinery Limited and Dangote Oil Refinery Company are among the licensed refineries by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
Of the 23 licensed refineries, President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company, OPAC refinery has completed construction and is in the process of commissioning, and Niger Delta Petroleum Resources has completed construction and is in the process of commissioning. In addition, the Dangote oil refinery company’s overall installation has surpassed 80.3%, and Edo refining and petrochemical company’s construction and plant are already at the commissioning stage.
Excerpts from the Minister’s statement: “Modular refineries, we have licensed quite a bit. I am not in a position to give you an exact figure now but I know that the few of these refineries are under construction and very soon, we will be commissioned. You know that last year, we commission the Waltersmith which is functioning well and since then I have also laid foundation stone for Atlantic refinery and there is Niger Delta own that is ongoing, one almost ready to be commissioned in Port Harcourt and there are quite a few. That programme is on course.”
“The Atlantic is not finished yet, they are very much on course to finish construction by first quarter of next year and there are others that are ongoing.”
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