How many refineries are in Port Harcourt?
two refineries
The Port Harcourt Refining Company operates two refineries. The old refinery with a nameplate capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and new refinery with an installed capacity of 150,000 bpsd. The two refineries bring the Port Harcourt Refinery’s combined crude processing capacity to 210,000bpsd.
Who built portharcourt refinery?
Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Let us take a brief look on the three refineries that we have. The first, Port Harcourt Refinery was built in 1965 under the then Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), GCFR. It was commissioned, operated and managed by SHELL BP. The capacity was 35,000 barrels per day.
Does Port Harcourt have a refinery?
The Port Harcourt refinery has a chequered history – from 1965 when it was established as a joint venture by Shell and British Petroleum with its 38, 000 bpd capacity, the refinery functioned properly for 13 years until the federal government nationalised it and in a short while, production started to decline.
Who is the MD of Port Harcourt refinery?
Ahmed Dikko
The Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), Ahmed Dikko, an engineer, has advised Nigerians not to listen to rumour mongers and peddlers of falsehood who are bent on derailing the refinery rehabilitation project.
How much does it cost to repair a Port Harcourt Refinery?
Despite the condemnations trailing the plan by the Federal Government to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery with $1.5 billion, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday, sealed a pact with an Italian company, Tecnimont SpAfor, to handle the job.
Who owns Dangote refinery?
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.
Originally set for completion in 2016, the project is now expected to be commissioned next year. State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., which is in the process of buying a 20% stake in the complex for $2.7 billion, will pay a third of the purchase price in cash, Dangote said.
Which is the first refinery in Nigeria?
The Warri Refinery
The Warri Refinery, the first Nigerian government wholly owned refinery was commissioned in 1978. It was built to process 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day but was later de-bottlenecked to process 125,000 barrels per day in 1987.
Which is the biggest refinery in Nigeria?
the Dangote refinery
Located near Lagos in Nigeria, the Dangote refinery will be Africa’s largest oil refinery with an incredible capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd).
How many oil refineries are in Nigeria?
five refineries
First, how many refineries does Nigeria have? Nigeria has five refineries. The federal government owns four through its controlling stake in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The NNPC is responsible for regulating and developing the oil and gas sector.
What is the capacity of Dangote Refinery?
about 650,000 barrels per day
The Dangote Refinery is an oil refinery owned by the Dangote Group that is under construction in Lekki, Nigeria. When complete, it will have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels per day of crude oil, making it the largest single-train refinery in the world.