{"id":32837,"date":"2021-08-24T14:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=32837"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:43:39","slug":"modular-refinery-programme-on-course-sylva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/modular-refinery-programme-on-course-sylva\/","title":{"rendered":"Modular refinery programme on course \u2013 Sylva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of\u00a0\u00a0crude oil in the country is on course.<br \/>\nSylva disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday that federal government had licensed a good number of modular refineries and some of them had already started operating effectively.<br \/>\nModular refinery generally refers to a simple or complex refinery whose parts are fabricated or constructed in several component parts or units called modules.<br \/>\nThese modules can then be assembled easily to form the plant. Furthermore, they can be transported in modules across distances and put together at the location desired.<br \/>\n\u201cModula refineries, we have licensed quite a bit. I am not in a position to give you an exact figure now but I know that the few of these refineries are under construction and very soon, we will be commissioned.<br \/>\n\u201cYou know that last year, we commission the Waltersmith which is functioning well and since then I have also laid foundation stone for Atlantic refinery\u00a0\u00a0and there is Niger Delta own that is\u00a0\u00a0ongoing, one\u00a0\u00a0almost ready to be commissioned in Port Harcourt and there are quite a few.<br \/>\nThat programme is on course,\u2019\u2019 he said.<br \/>\nThe Minister said that the WalterSmith Petrochemical Refining Company with 5000 barrels per day are currently producing very comfortable and had no problems.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Atlantic is not finished yet, they are very much on course to finish construction by first quarter of next year and there are others that are ongoing,\u2019\u2019 he said<br \/>\nThe Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said that Federal government had as at March 2021 licensed about 23 refineries in the country<br \/>\nSome of the refineries are Waltersmith Refining &amp; Petrochemical Company Limited with 5000 barrels per day (BPD), OPAC Refineries,, Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (Train 3) , Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company limited and Lowrie Refinery Limited .<br \/>\nOther licensed refineries include Excel Refinery Limited in\u00a0\u00a0Bayelsa\u00a0\u00a0state, Conodit Refinery Nigeria Limited, Duport Midstream, Duport Midstream in Delta State,Clairgold Oil &amp; Gas Engineering Limited, Ogini Refinery Limited, Etopo Energy Plc and Gasoline Associates International Limited,<br \/>\nAlso, NPDC\/ND WESTERN OML 34 JV, Frao Oil Nigeria Limited, Kingdom Global Trading Petroleum &amp; Gas Nig. 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Resource Petroleum &amp; Petrochemicals International Incorporated, Gazingstock Petroleum Company Limited and Amakpe International Refineries Limited.<br \/>\nAtlantic International Refineries and Petrochemical Limited, Azikel Petroleum Limited, Allegiance Energy and Power Limited, Alexis Refinery Limited and Dangote Oil Refinery Company were among the licensed refineries<br \/>\nThe 23 refineries, waltersmith\u00a0\u00a0Refining and Petrochemical company had completed construction and has been commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, OPAC refinery has completed Construction and\u00a0\u00a0Plant at Commissioning Stage\u00a0\u00a0while Niger Delta Petroleum Resources has also completed Construction completed and Commissioning ongoing.<br \/>\nAlso, the Dangote oil refinery company plant overall Installation has gone above 80.3 per cent and Edo refining and Petrochemical company has completed Construction and Plant at Commissioning Stage.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-32837\" data-postid=\"32837\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-32837 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of\u00a0\u00a0crude oil in the country is on course. Sylva disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday that federal government had licensed a good number of modular refineries and some of them had already started operating effectively. 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