a SNAPSHOT of

NIGERIA's
MODULAR REFINERies

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BACKGROUND while 11 others have been cancelled due to inactivity.

The states where the plants will be situated include Akwa
Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Delta, Edo, Lagos, Imo, Ogun
and Rivers. Three modular refineries have Akwa Ibom as
their base of operations; one in Bayelsa; two in Cross

A modular refinery is a mini refinery which is

more cost effective to build than the
conventional refinery and output could be
as little as 4,000 to as much as 30,000 barrels per
day. The ideas to have modular refinery stemmed
Rivers; eleven in Delta; four in Edo; Imo, Lagos and Ogun
have one each and three in Rivers state. All the modular
refineries have a combined output of 1.5 million barrels
per day.
from government’s fourth initiative which sought
By plant configuration, six plants are categorised as
to transit the nation from being an import
complex conversion cracking refineries; thirteen are
dependent country to a net exporter of refined
hydro-skimming plants, while eight are topping plants.
petroleum products.
Output from these projects when completed includes
PM S , H H K , AG O, h e a t i n g o i l, L P F O, n a p h t h a ,
The scope is to have refinery within the range of
polypropylene, propane, benzene and butane.
30,000 barrels per day, and once the capacity is
more than this, the refinery will be upgraded to a
For LTE, an investor pays $50,000 as statutory fees while
full conventional refinery.
the DPR processing fee is N500,000. The ATC attracts DPR
processing fee of N500,000. In the case of LTO the fee
In Nigeria, 38 licenses have been granted to
starts from $1,000 for a refinery with minimum output of
investors following moves to reduce dependence
1,000 barrels per day and maximum of 30,000 barrels per
on imported petroleum products as the locally
day; while for refineries whose capacities start from
available government-owned refineries continue
30,000 barrels per day and above the statutory fee is
to perform far below their capacity. Licences
$100,000 and DPR processing fee of N500,000.
granted include license to establish (LTE), approval

1.5 million
to construct (ATC) and license to operate (LTO). The
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy consumes about 3
LTE has a validity of one and half years (18 months),
billion litres of premium motor spirit (PMS); 1 billion litres
while ATC has 24 months validity.
of automotive gasoline oil(AGO); 170 million litres of
This brief focuses on 27 licences that are still valid
household kerosene (HHK); 190 million of aviation
In Nigeria, 38 licenses have terminal kerosene (ATK), and 185 million litres of
combined output of all the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) every quarter.
been granted to investors
following moves to reduce
refineries (barrels)
dependence on imported
petroleum products ...
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 3

QUICK NUMBERS

500,000
Lagos
has the highest
OIL INDUSTRY BY STATES 02
production
Koko(Delta)
capacity
27
total number of active
is the only community licenses 12 of which

2% 44% 72% with two re neries are sourcing for

funding

EDO DELTA BAYELSA

23% 19% 36% 13 07

Hydro-skirmming Delta
CROSS RIVERS IMO RIVERS has the highest
is the highest number of re neries
Plant con guration by states

5,000 (BPSD)

Imo
has the lowest
production capacity
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 4

MODULAR REFINERY CAPACITY

9
states host in barrels per stream day(BPSD)
modular
re neries

Ogun Sokoto
Sokoto

255,000
Capacity
51%
51% Kastina
Kastina
51%
Jigawa
Jigawa
56%
56% Yobe
Yobe Borno
Borno IMO
26%
5,000
51% Yobe
Yobe 26%
Zamfara
Zamfara
Kebbi
Kebbi
51%
51% Bauchi
Bauchi
Capacity
Lagos Kaduna
Kaduna
50%
50%

500,000

ma wa
wa
Yobe
Yobe

Addaama
Niger
Niger Plateau
Plateau
Yobe
Yobe cROSS RIVER

A
Capacity 34%
34%
34%
34%
OyoOyo Ekiti
Osun
FCT

Kogi
Ekiti Kogi
FCT
Nassarawa
Nassarawa

Benue
Benue
Taraba
Taraba
Taraba
Taraba 16,000
Capacity
Edo Osun
Ondo
Ondo
31%
31% 34%
34%

En gu
En
64,000

ug
u
u
aKWA iBOM
Locations in Nigeria Capacity
255,000
Capacity
Delta
Ogun Bayelsa Cross River
184,000 bAYELSA rivers
210,000
Lagos Akwa Ibom Capacity 12,000
Capacity Capacity

Edo Imo
Rivers Delta

Economic Associates (EA)

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Data Sources:
Department Of Petroleum Resources (DPR)
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 5

OGUN STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent non-oil Services Agriculture

Ogun 5.3 million N63.1bn 2093 304 N1.3 trillion 27% 68% 5%

with a refinery capacity of 255,000

Average monthly petroleum

Products Consumption 2018 (LTS)
barrels per day the Ibefun Ijebu refiney
is the second largest refinery under construction

,5 0 0 0 CT
ION

25
U U
OD
Ibefun Ijebu Y PR
AIL
PMS 88,122,303 LSD
RRE
BA
AGO 37,371,663
Current status
HHK/DPK 1,064,353 Fund sourcing on-going
Project description
LPG 285,168 Producing transportation FUELS PMS,
HHK,AGO, and heating oil lpfo and
petrochemicals HHK, AGO, heating oils
LPFO and petrochemicals
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 6

LAGOS STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent non-oil Services Agriculture

Lagos 12.6 million N283.5bn 1516 943 N37.6 trillion 21% 79% 0

Average monthly petroleum

Topping Plant
With a capacity of 500,000 barrels
per day,Lekki Free Trade Zone refinery
is the largest refinery in Nigeria

, 0 0 0 CT
IO N
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS)

Lekki Free Trade Zone 5 0 0 LSD

AIL
Y PR
OD
U U

PMS 235,396,969 R RE
BA
Project description
AGO 4,596,952 Convesional plant capable of producing
transportation fuels PMS, HHK,AGO, and
heating oil LPFO and petrochemicals HHK,
HHK/DPK 110,296,164 AGO, heating oils LPFO and
petrochemicals
LPG 9,167,106 Current status
Equipment fabrication and
testing at the factory and
manufacturer'yard are on-going
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 7

EDO STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector non-oil Services Agriculture
Oil

EDO 4.2 million N20.9bn 167 20 N1.02trillion 2 % 16% 59% 23%

Topping plant

Project
Modular plant capable of producing Hydro-skirmming plant
description
gasoline(PMS), household kerosene(HHK),
Modular plant capable of producing (LPG), gasoline(PMS),
diesel(AGO), and LPFO
Kerosene(DPK), diesel(AGO), and low pour fuel oil
Average monthly petroleum Current status Fund sourcing on-going
Project
description (LPFO)
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS)
24,000Capacity
Current status Fund sourcing on-going

Eghudu Village
(Ovia North East LGA)
20,000 Capacity

0 0 0 ION
PMS

AGO
46,384,938

10,471,195 Hydro-skirmming plant Egbokor

Owonoba

(Orhionmwon LGA)
Oben
Hydro-skirmming plant
6 4 ,EL
S DA
ILY
PRO
D UC
T

HHK/DPK 1,148,833 10,000 Capacity

10,000 Capacity

Convesional plant capable of producing

BA
RR

Modular plant capable of producing

Project transportation fuels PMS, HHK,AGO, and
description
Project heating oil LPFO
gasoline(PMS), household
LPG 2,204,539 description
kerosene(HHK), diesel(AGO), and
Commenced Front End
LPFO Current status Engineering Design , but
yet to submit to DPR for
Current status Fund sourcing on-going review and approval.
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 8

DELTA STATE 1
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector non-oil Services Agriculture
Oil

Delta 5.7 million N42.9bn 312 62 N3.3trillion 44% 12% 41% 3%

Hydro-skirmming plant
Hydro-skirmming plant
10,000
Average monthly petroleum 20,000 Project Modular plant capable of producing
description naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and LPFO
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) Project Modular plant capable of producing
description naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and LPFO Requested expansion of refinery to 50,000

ATC granted,company to start equipment

Current status sourcing Koko
BSPD. Coampny to submit detailed
enginerring

0 0
PMS

AGO
46,384,938

10,471,195
Topping plant
Kwale

81 4 ,0
LS
DAIL
YP
ROD
U UC
TION

1,148,833
20,000
modular plant capable of producing
BA
RR
HHK/DPK
(LPG), gasoline(PMS), Kerosene(DPK),
Project
diesel(AGO), and low pour fuel oil
description (LPFO)
LPG 2,204,539
FEED approval granted, yet to proceed from
FEED because of funding challenges. Company
Current status
says it intends to scale down project to
phases of 5,000 each
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 9

DELTA STATE 2
Oil Population
Population
Sector Population
IGR IGR
IGR Marketers GSP
Marketers GSP Economic
Economic Structure
Structure
Q3 2018 Q3 2018
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
(Gross State Product)
non-oil
Oil

Major Major Independent

Independent Oil Sector Services Agriculture
Oil

N
N

Delta 44% 5.75.7

Delta 5.7 million million
million 312
N42.9bnN42.9bn
N42.9bn 312 62 N3.3trillion
62
62 44% 12%
N3.3trillion 41% 3%

Hydro-skimming plant Hydro-skimming plant

Average monthly petroleum

30,000 20,000
Modular plant capable of producing Project Modular plant capable of producing
Project
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) description gasoline, kerosene(DPK), description gasoline, kerosene(DPK), diesel(AGO),
diesel(AGO), and LPFO and LPFO

0
Current status Umukwata Current status Fund sourcing on-going
Fund sourcing on-going

PMS 46,384,938 Ovroda

, 0 0 UC
TION

4
U
Umsetti OD

8
Topping plant R
YP
AGO

HHK/DPK
10,471,195

1,148,833 Project
description
7,000
Modular plant capable of producing
1
BA
RR
E LS
DAIL

naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and LPFO

LPG 2,204,539 Current status Refinery equipment has been cleared from Wharf
and transported to project site. Ground
preparation and foundation construction for
equipment is on-going
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 10

DELTA STATE 3
Oil Population
Sector
Population Population
IGR Marketers
Marketers
Marketers
IGRIGR GSP GSP
GSP Economic
Economic
Economic Structure
Structure
Structure
Oil Q3 2018 Q3 2018
Q3 2018 (Gross
(GrossState
(Gross State Product) StateProduct)
Product)
Major Major
Major Independent
Independent
Independent Oil Sector non-oil
non-oil Services
Services Agriculture
Agriculture
Oil

NN
N

Delta
Delta 44% 5.75.7
Delta 5.7 million million
million
N42.9bnN42.9bn
N42.9bn
312 31262
312 N3.3trillion
62 N3.3trillion
62 44%
N3.3trillion 12%
12% 41%
41% 3%
3%

topping plant Hydro skimming plant

5,000
Modular plant capable of producing
30,000
Project Project Modular plant capable of producing
description gasoline, kerosene(DPK), description gasoline, kerosene(DPK), diesel(AGO),
diesel(AGO), and LPFO Burutu and LPFO

11 0
Current status
Current status Fund sourcing on-going
Fund sourcing on-going

Abalagada
Okwagbe

, 0 0 UC
TION

4
U
Delta state has the highest OD

8
R
YP
refinery locations however
comes fi h(5th) in production
capacity

Hydro-skimming plant
1
BA
RR
E LS
DAIL

12,000
Project Convesional plant capable of producing off
description gas, unleaded gasoline, kerosene (DPK),
diesel(AGO), and LPFO

Current status Fund sourcing on-going

NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 11

DELTA STATE 4
Oil SectorPopulation
Population Population
IGR IGR
IGR Marketers GSP
Marketers
Marketers GSP
GSP Economic Structure
Economic
Economic Structure
Structure
Q3 2018 Q3 2018
Q3 2018 (Gross State
(Gross State Product)
(Gross State Product)
Product)
non-oil
Oil

Major Major Independent

Independent
Major Independent Oil Sector Services
Services Agriculture
Agriculture
Oil

N
N
N

44%
DeltaDelta 5.7 million
5.75.7million
million 312
N42.9bnN42.9bn
N42.9bn 312 62 N3.3trillion
62 44% 12%
N3.3trillion 41% 3%
Hydro-skimming plant

20,000
Modular plant capable of producing
Project naphtha, kerosene(DPK),
description diesel(AGO), LPFO

8 Current status Fund sourcing on-going Okpala

, 0 0 0 UC
TION

4
U
Hydro-skimming plant OD

8
Ikwenu Amukpe R
YP
is the highest plant
configuration in the state
Hydro-skirmming plant 1
BA
RR
E LS
DAIL

10,000
Project Modular plant capable of producing
description naphtha, kerosene(DPK),
diesel(AGO), LPFO
Current status
Fund sourcing on-going
 NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 12

BAYELSA STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector
Oil
non-oil Services Agriculture

Bayelsa 2.3 million N63.1bn 326 61 N2.2trillion 72% 4% 22% 2%

With a refinery capacity of 12,000

barrels per day the Obunagha is one of
topping plant
Average monthly petroleum the lowest production despite ranking as
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) one of the top oil producing states in Nigeria

PMS 9,077,450

0 0 0
21 ,
N
C TIO
Obunagha UU
AGO 9,077,450 ROD
Project YP
DAIL
description LS
RE
HHK/DPK 121,004 Modular plant capable of producing BA
R

naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and LPFO

and power
LPG 188,942 Current status
Equipment sourcing on-going.
Approval to construct revalidated
 NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 13

RIVERS STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector non-oil Services Agriculture
Oil

Rivers 7.3 million N83.8bn 940 239 N10.5 trillion 36% 14% 49% 1%
topping plant

Average monthly petroleum 100,000 Capacity

Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) Convesional plant capable of producing transportation
Project
fuels PMS, HHK,AGO, and heating oil LPFO and
Ogbele description petrochemicals HHK, AGO, heating oils LPFO and

0
petrochemicals

PMS 60,340,777 Port Harcourt

Onne Oil
Gas Free Trade Zone
Current status
FEED dossier for the
refinery project has been

, 0 0 TIO
N

12 0
C
submitted for review UU
AGO 34,874,681 ROD
YP
topping plant topping plant DAIL

HHK/DPK 14,028,523 10,000 100,000 BA

RRE
LS

Convesional plant capable of producing

Project Modular plant capable of producing Project
description transportation fuels PMS, HHK,AGO,
description naphtha, kerosene(DPK),
LPG 1,770,668 diesel(AGO), marine diesel, and
and heating oil LPFO
Current status Fund sourcing on-going
LPG

Engineering design,equipment re-

Current status enginering and conditioning on-going
 NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 14

AKWA-IBOM STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector
Oil
non-oil Services Agriculture

Akwa-Ibom 5.3 million N63.1bn 2093 304 N1.3 trillion 66% 4% 25% 5%
topping plant

Average monthly petroleum 150,000 Capacity

Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) Project
Convesional plant
description capable of producing
Ntakang
Current status
Fund sourcing on-going

0 0
,0
PMS 36,734,342 Ikwe
ION

AGO 3,338,776
topping plant
Ibeno

topping plant
2 5 5 E LS
DAIL
YP
ROD
U UC
T

RR
HHK/DPK 1,540,131 5,000 BA
100,000 Capacity Project
Convesional plant capable of producing
Modular plant capable of producing transportation fuels PMS, HHK,AGO,
description
LPG 419,683 Project
naphtha, kerosene(DPK), diesel(AGO), and heating oil LPFO
description
marine diesel, and LPG
Current status Fund sourcing on-going

Engineering design, equipment re-

Current status enginering and conditioning on-going
 NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 15

CROSS-RIVER STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector non-oil Services Agriculture
Oil

Cross-River 3.9 million N13bn 1072 86 N886.25 23% 10% 54%

billion 13%

topping plant
Average monthly petroleum
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS)
6,000 Capacity
Modular plant capable of producing
Calabar Project
description naphtha, kerosene(DPK),

0
New Port
diesel(AGO), marine diesel, and
27,136,455

00
Extension
PMS
ION

61 ,
Current status Engineering T
U UC
design,equipment re- OD
AGO 4,312,138 R
YP
Calabar FTZ
enginering and conditioning
AIL
on-going SD
R EL
topping plant AR
HHK/DPK 881,376 B
10,000 Capacity
Modular plant capable of producing
LPG 37,371,633 Project
naphtha, kerosene(DPK), diesel(AGO),
description
marine diesel, and LPG

Current status Engineering design,equipment

re-enginering and conditioning
on-going
NIGERIA’S MODULAR REFINERY SNAPSHOT 2019 16

IMO STATE
Population IGR Marketers GSP Economic Structure
Q3 2018 (Gross State Product)
Major Independent Oil Sector non-oil Services Agriculture
Oil

Imo 5.3 million N11.5bn 1007 111 N874.5 19% 5% 62% 14%
billion

With a capacity of 5,000 barrels

Average monthly petroleum per day, IBIGWE Zone refinery
Products Consumption 2018 (LTS) has the lowest refinery production capacity
Ibigwe
in Nigeria

PMS 35,728,484
5,000 0 0 0 TION

AGO 3,231,370
Project 15 ,
RR
E LS
DAIL
YP
ROD
U UC

HHK/DPK 973,960 descriptionModular plant capable of producing BA

naphtha, kerosene, diesel, and LPFO
LPG 222,152 Current status
ATC granted, EPC contract terms
agreed with VELEM, EIA review
session with DPR, closing out funding
with AFC
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