Nigeria is one of Africa’s major oil-producing countries, with several refineries located across different parts of the country. Here are nine notable refineries and their locations:
1. Port Harcourt Refinery – Rivers State
Located in Rivers State, the Port Harcourt Refinery is Nigeria’s oldest major refinery, with its first plant commissioned in 1965. The refinery complex is operated by NNPC Limited and has historically played an important role in supplying refined petroleum products to the Nigerian market.
2. Dangote Refinery – Lagos State
Located in the Lekki area of Lagos, Dangote Refinery is a privately owned large-scale refinery with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. It is one of the largest single-train refineries in the world and was commissioned in 2023.
3. Warri Refinery – Delta State
The Warri Refinery is located in Warri, Delta State. Commissioned in 1978, the refinery was designed to process crude oil into products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene, alongside petrochemical products.
4. Kaduna Refinery -Kaduna State
Located in Kaduna, the Kaduna Refinery was commissioned in 1980. It was built to help supply refined petroleum products to Northern Nigeria and is operated by NNPC Limited.
5. Waltersmith Refinery – Imo State
Waltersmith Refinery is a modular refinery located in Ibigwe, Imo State. Its first 5,000-barrel-per-day phase was commissioned in 2020, making it one of Nigeria’s notable privately operated modular refineries
6. Aradel Refinery – Rivers State
Located at Ogbele in Rivers State, the Aradel refinery is a privately operated modular refining facility. The company began refining operations with a mini refinery and has since expanded its Ogbele facility into a larger modular refinery.
7. Duport Midstream Refinery – Edo State
Duport Midstream Refinery is a modular refinery located in Edo State. The facility is operated by Duport Midstream Company Limited and forms part of Nigeria’s growing private refining sector.
8. OPAC Refinery – Delta State
OPAC Refinery is a modular refinery located in Delta State. It is operated by OPAC Refineries Limited and is among the private refineries contributing to Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity
9. Edo Refinery & Petrochemicals – Edo State
Edo Refinery & Petrochemicals is located in Edo State and is operated by AIPCC Energy Limited. The modular refinery is part of the growing number of privately owned refining facilities in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s refining industry continues to evolve as more private and modular refineries contribute to domestic petroleum production.
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