Edo Refinery Begins Production, To Expand Capacity to 21,000 Barrels Per Day In March

The Edo State government-backed Edo Modular Refinery has begun production at its 6,000bpd plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area.

The facility with its feedstock can produce 50 percent of diesel (500,000 litres), 25 percent of naphtha (300,000 litres) and 20 percent of Low Pour Fuel Oil (200,000) litres.

The refinery was developed by Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited with support from the state government through a Memorandum of Understanding.

The company, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that it would complete the phase II of the project in March, 2023, which adds 12,000bpd capacity to cap production at 21,000bpd.

Edo Modular Refinery is the first of two refinery projects in the state, alongside the Duport Refinery, which is operated by Duport Midstream Company Limited.