Refining in Nigeria: history, challenges and prospects
@article{Ogbuigwe2018RefiningIN, title={Refining in Nigeria: history, challenges and prospects}, author={Anthony Ogbuigwe}, journal={Applied Petrochemical Research}, year={2018}, volume={8}, pages={181-192} }
There are four major existing refineries as follows: Old Port Harcourt Refinery; capacity 60,000 bpsd commissioned in 1965.Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company; capacity 125,000 bpsd commissioned in 1978.Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company; capacity 110,000 bpsd commissioned in 1980.New Port Harcourt Refinery; capacity 150,000 bpsd commissioned in 1989.Thus, the total installed capacity is 445,000 bpsd. These plants in the last 15–20 years had a poor operating record with average…
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