A modular refinery, expected to process 5500 barrels of crude oil per day in Edo is about 70 per cent completed, the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki said yesterday. Being constructed by the Edo Modular and Refinery Company Limited, and AIPCC Energy, Obaseki said the project would recalibrate the state’s industrial base, birthed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The crude would be sourced from the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company’s (NPDC) facility – oil mining lease (OML) 111, near Benin City. “The local content component of the refinery project ensures that Edo citizens are trained in welding, refinery operation and fabrication work to enable them to participate in the construction of the refinery as well as its operation, post-commissioning. The refinery is at 70 percent completion and we are very sure that it will soon be ready for commissioning,” Obaseki was quoted.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2020 03:00 UTC