OpeOluwani Akintayo 28 November 2018, Sweetcrude, Lagos — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has said…
Browsing: modular refineries
Mkpoikana Udoma 03 July 2018, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to use the $350million Sani…
OpeOluwani Akintayo 03 July 2018, Sweetcrude, Abuja — Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi…
Lucky Omas 07 June 2018, Sweetcrude, Warri, Delta State — The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on the federal…
Mkpoikana Udoma 16 May 2018, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — An activist group, the Niger Delta Youth Coalition, NDYC, has urged…
Prof Chijioke Nwaozuzu 25 April 2018, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — With the recent government impetus and incentives for the construction…
He noted, however, that the modular refineries would essentially address the menace of illegal crude oil refining rampant in the Niger Delta, while saving the environment and providing more legal opportunities for the youth of the area.
“The illegal refining activities taking place within the creeks and environment will be discouraged. The activities have led to pipeline vandalism, river and land pollution, environmental degradation, oil theft and loss of revenue to the Federal Government.”
“Come 2020 you will need modular refineries operating in this country to the tune of 75 modular refineries of about 10,000 barrels per stream day. You have that working or we will go back to the situation of the fuel shortage irrespective of the revamping of the refineries, irrespective of Dangote refinery coming on board.”
The federal government in November 2017 disclosed that it was considering granting 13 operational licences for modular refineries in the Delta region. It also has, as part of its policy to revive the country’s oil sector, the Seven Big Wins, plans to incentivise the construction of modular refineries in the region.
