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NNPC Commences Preliminary Design for Kogi Greenfield Refinery
A strong sense of enthusiasm ran through the people of Kogi State on
Thursday as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation led a team of
Chinese investors and engineers from the China State Engineering
Construction Corporation to appraise the physical environment of the
proposed location of the Kogi State Refinery and kick start preliminary
project design activities.
The state was recently selected as one of the sites for the proposed three
Green field Refineries being planned by the NNPC in alliance with the CSECC.
Providing a graphic picture of the project during a visit to the Kogi State
Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Idris in Lokoja, the Group Managing Director of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Engr. Austen Oniwon stated
that upon completion, the proposed Greenfield Refinery would be integrated
with an industrial hydrocarbon park designed to convert natural gas and
refined petroleum products into hydrocarbon derivatives.
Engr. Oniwon who was represented by Engr. Adebayo Ibirogba, Group General
Manager, Greenfield Refineries of the NNPC, noted that the proposed Kogi
Refinery would attract new industries to the state and with the dredging and
maintenance of sufficient navigable drafts on the River Niger, the State
would become investors haven.
“The executives of the CSECC are here with us today, because we have
commenced preliminary project design activities and they wanted to
appreciate the physical environment of the location proposed for the Kogi
State Refinery. We therefore hope that at the end of this ceremony, we shall
be in a position to jointly inspect the site and set in motion, the full
machinery to take physical possession so that pre-construction activities
can commence in earnest,” said Engr. Oniwon.
The GMD called on the Kogi State Government to participate in the
development of the project as a co-investor assuring that aside financial
returns, the refinery would create job opportunities for up to 3,000
construction workers and an estimated 2,000 workers to run the industrial
complex.
Moving swiftly, the Governor presented a Certificate of Occupancy for a 450
hectares stretch of land across the bank of the River Niger in Itobe
village, Ofu Local Government Area of the state as a proposed site for the
refinery.
The Governor assured the joint delegation of NNPC and CSECC that the State
Government was prepared to provide a conducive environment for the smooth
operation of the refinery while assuring the security of lives and
equipment.
The leader of the Chinese delegation and Vice President of CSECC
International division, Mr. Yu Zhende in his remarks stated that the
Corporation was ready for the economic partnership which would generate
employment opportunities and stimulate the economy of Kogi state.
Currently ranked the 6th largest Engineering and Construction Company in the
world, the CSECC will not only assist in sourcing for funds on competitive
terms for the project but is also expected to ensure that bona fide Chinese
investors take up at least 25% of the equity holding in the project.
When completed the Kogi State Refinery is expected to produce about 300,000
metric tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas per annum. The NNPC projects that the
availability of such a volume of LPG will trigger a massive increase in the
consumption of cooking gas as the preferred domestic household fuel,
replacing firewood, charcoal and kerosene.
