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HOW NEW REFINERY CONSTRUCTION CAN HELP ANGOLA CRUDE OIL INDUSTRY

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

Angola is rich in crude oil but has to import the fuel it needs. A new refinery could change that. Wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, and high-visibility vest, project manager Martin Jooste gives a tour of the rain-sodden construction site that he oversees in the tiny Angolan enclave of Cabinda. Separated from the rest of Angola by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda produces 60% of Angola’s oil, and dozens of oil and gas platforms lie off…

TRINITY ENERGY TO BUILD US$500M REGIONAL REFINERY IN SOUTH SUDAN

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by Gambeta News

Trinity Energy which is South Sudan biggest oil marketing giant is making plans to build a refinery that will refine petroleum products. The project will see an increase in the nation barrels per day (bpd) to 40,000 at Paloch in the oil-rich Upper Nile State. It will also increase the potential of expanding capacity to 200,000bpd, as well as petroleum storage facilities at Nesitu, in the south of the country. American firm Chemex will build…

DANGOTE REFINERY DEDICATES 53% OF CAPACITY TO PETROL PRODUCTION

Posted on August 1, 2019August 2, 2019 by Gambeta News

Dangote Refinery may lead to the sale of NNPC refineries in the long run Dangote Group’s, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote while speaking at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters; have said that 53% of Dangote refinery’s capacity upon its completion will be dedicated to petrol production. Dangote refinery will have a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day; dedicating 53% of this capacity to petrol production simply amounts to 344,500 barrels…

NNPC’s STRATEGY TO CUT FUEL IMPORTS IN NIGERIA

Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s NNPC will rehabilitate refineries to cut fuel imports The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have come up with a strategy to end reliance on fuel imports in Nigeria. Recently NNPC stated plans to rehabilitate its refineries; this it also said will help save the country millions of dollar on fuel imports. Nigeria have a refining capacity of about 445,000 bpd (barrels per day) from across four (4) different refineries. The refineries are: Port Harcourt Refining Company…

ENGINEERING TRAINEE VACANCY AT DANGOTE REFINERY NIGERIA

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Gambeta News

Dangote Refinery is recruiting Chemical Engineers Dangote Group through its Engineering Trainee Vacancy at Dangote Refinery; is seeking for Chemical Engineers who will apply common sense in analyzing and resolving problems at the refinery in Lagos, Nigeria. Dangote Group is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate. It is the largest conglomerate in West Africa and one of the largest on the African continent. Position Description: A state of the art petroleum refinery (the world’s largest single train…

NIGERIA SIGN PIPELINE & REFINERY MOU DEAL WITH NIGER REPUBLIC

Posted on July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 by Gambeta News

Nigeria and Niger Republic agree MoU for the construction of a pipeline and Refinery in katsina state. Nigeria and Niger Republic has sign an MoU for the construction of a pipeline and refinery. The deal will also help both nation create and share information in the Oil and Gas sector. According to report, the pipeline construction will be from Niger republic to the new refinery in Katsina state. It will also provide petroleum products for Nigeria….

UGANDA SIGNS US$4 BILLION OIL REFINERY DEAL

Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 by Gambeta News

Uganda Government signs US$4 Billion Oil Refinery Agreement Irene Muloni, Uganda Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, have signed a contract with the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium. The event which was presided over by President Museveni saw the end of the Ugandan government’s five year struggle to get a company to invest in a refinery. Construction of the refinery will be under a public-private partnership. Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium will own 60% shares while the Ugandan government will…

NEW REFINERY TO BE BUILT BETWEEN NIGERIA AND REPUBLIC OF NIGER

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Gambeta News

Ongoing agreement for the new refinery between Republic of Niger and Katsina state, Nigeria. Plans for a new refinery in Nigeria and the neighboring Niger Republic has been set in place. The agreement for the design and construction of the refinery has been discussed by Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources, who consequently led a Nigerian government delegation to Niamey. The refinery is to be located at a border between the two…