eyinjuege:


Give it time, that will surely happen.

Just a matter of time once someone sets the pace. If Dangote's able to pull it off, more people will get in. They won't only be meeting the needs of Nigerians, but all other neighboring African countries.

Such exciting news I must say, if the "cabals" don't get desperate.

masterpiece86:
Dangote Oil Refining Company Limited has said the installation of equipment for the crude oil refinery being built in Lagos will begin this month .

The Head , Quality Assurance/ Quality Compliance and Construction, DORC , Mr . Rama Putta , told our correspondent , who visited the site of the plant , that the 650, 000-barrels - per -day refinery would come on stream by September 2019.

According to him , the basic engineering work has reached 98 per cent completion; the detailed engineering , 90 per cent; 3 D modelling, 80 per cent; long lead items ordering , 100 per cent ; bulk plates ordering , 90 per cent ; equipment and bulk items, 50 per cent ; and construction activities , 25 per cent.
He said the sand filling of the site was completed six months ago, adding that 60 per cent of the land was swampy .

Putta said bringing the land to three metres above the mean sea level was the biggest challenge , adding , “ The sand is tightly compacted and ready for the erection of the equipment . No flood can affect our area . The surrounding area is only one metre above the mean sea level . The entire Lagos is only 1.5 metres above the main sea level .

“ We dredged sand from the Atlantic Ocean , about 60 million cubic metres . The world ’s biggest dredgers dredged the sand for about 18 months. It ’ s a big job and is completed successfully. Now , what is left is to erect the equipment. ”

Our correspondent was taken round the site to see some of the materials, including steel , plates and cranes , which were brought in for the construction of the refinery.

Putta stated , “ We need a lot of big cranes . All the equipment are going to come horizontally ; they are to be put vertically . That is why to lift them , we need cranes . We need 300 cranes ; 250 cranes are already here . The remaining cranes are coming from China.
“ We will start erecting the refinery equipment in a week or 10 days ’ time, and it will take about 15 to 20 months.”
According to him , about 3 , 000 pieces of equipment are required for the refinery.

He noted , “ Out of that , more than 200 have already come in . They come in semi - finished shape and we will finish them off. The remaining are being manufactured in various countries, including China, India , America , South Korea , Singapore and Malaysia .
“ The challenge is bringing heavy equipment . There are 300 very heavy equipment and we have given contracts to the biggest shippers in the world to bring them from different countries .”

Putta added , “We have a jetty. All the materials coming from various countries come by ship and they get unloaded at the Apapa ports . From the Apapa port , they come here by road . Some of the equipment are very big , more than 2 , 000 metric tonnes , and they cannot come by road . We bring them from Apapa to our jetty by ship and we unload them .

“ This refinery is going to operate at 110 per cent of its capacity at the minimum . If you don’t make 110 per cent, your profit is only 15 per cent . Majority of the refineries in the world like American refineries, Korean refineries and some Indian refineries operate at more than 105 per cent .”

According to him , the company will begin the trading of petroleum products next year ahead of the completion of the refinery.

He said the company would complete the construction of the refinery’s trading facilities in 2018 and test them by selling imported petroleum products for one year.
The facilities include storage tanks , loading gantries and single point moorings as well as pipelines .

Putta said , “ In September 2018 , we are going to inaugurate our trading facilities , which consist gantries for filling the trucks , and 35 tanks for storing the fluids will be ready. Every day, 2, 600 trucks are going to be filled with petrol , diesel , kerosene and jet fuel.

“ We will buy the products from other countries, because by that time our products will not be ready, and trade them for one year. This is to test our trading facilities . By September 2019, we will sell our own products .”

http://punchng.com/dangote-begins-installation-of-oil-refinery-equipment/

989900:


2 are already on course: one in Ogun state, and another 200,000 barrels in the east . . . I think Akwa Ibom. Then a 20,000 barrels modular refinery by one Missouri company between Delta and Bayelsa.

Plus there is a little likelihood Mobil/Shell takes over or partners NNPC refineries.

Trust Nigerians and their "copy copy" syndrome, in 5-10 years from now we will hardly be exporting any more crude, only refined ones -- probably even importing crude to meet up our refineries needs.

bettercreature:
I hope oil importers won't burn this factory before it started
He is on course to create most deadliest group of enemies

Standardcosting:
Good one. Always remember you will account for all your money in the hereafter

bigtt76:
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See job eh! Import fuel for one year to test run ....issssssorite!

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

bettercreature:
Lol you are funny! He is a business man he only thinks about making money

datola:


I think Dangote is deadlier than them in this regard.

bettercreature:
Lol you are funny! He is a business man he only thinks about making money

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

menxer:
I will be highly disappointed if when this refinery starts operation there is no documentary on the making of it, from sand filling to trading operations.

Imagine this report not a single picture of the site is included.

Maybe it's because history is outdated in Nigeria.

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

maasoap:

There must be a documentary. Remember that work is still in progress, not yet finished.
The media that carries this news should be blamed for absence of the site pictures.

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

supereagle:
He has Nigerians at heart.

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

menxer:


Let me share in your faith that there is a documentary, Because now that we have the technology and know how, we should not miss doing it.

I always marvel when I watch documentary of such mega projects in other countries on YouTube and history channel, it would be a thing of pride to watch one in Nigeria.

twentyk:
i sincerely pray and hope so....infact im still praying nd i believe other people will move in as you said...self sufficiency then we start selling aint that good music...NIGERIA IS HEADING FOR GREATNESS.....

bettercreature:
Lol you are funny! He is a business man he only thinks about making money

jantavanta:


I thought he was importing diesel and not fuel, and that was why Farouk Lawan's attempt to indict him failed and backfired.

Zhirinovsky:
Wait o! They oil will be pumped out in the Niger Delta and transported through pipes to lagos for refining? Why not site the refinery in the Niger Delta. Someone would mention millitancy! But does millitancy exist in Akwaibom too? Someone would mention access to the sea! Is there no ocean shore in akwaibom? Can't the port be developed? Can someone confidently name one Northerner or Southwesterner that has invested in the SE/SS except owning their oilwell?? But the SE/SS invest and own factories in the SW and North.
Whaat kind of a Scam called country is this??

989900:


2 are already on course: one in Ogun state, and another 200,000 barrels in the east . . . I think Akwa Ibom. Then a 20,000 barrels modular refinery by one Missouri company between Delta and Bayelsa.

Plus there is a little likelihood Mobil/Shell takes over or partners NNPC refineries.

Trust Nigerians and their "copy copy" syndrome, in 5-10 years from now we will hardly be exporting any more crude, only refined ones -- probably even importing crude to meet up our refineries needs.

obailala:
The way we cry victim victim victim sometimes can be very ridiculous and I just cant figure out how even adults cant see the ridiculousness of this banter.

From you last sentence above, you say the SE & SS invests in the SW and North, but the SW & North never do so in the SE & SS. The big question is, 'what stops the SS & SE from investing in the SS & SE?'.... Is it in every single situation that we get to blame, blame and blame others?... This wailing and blame game that's been going on for decades, how exactly has it helped the SE or SS?

There's the ongoing ‘Aku Ruo Ulo’ campaign in the SE for businessmen and industrialists to 'think home'... When a person like Capt. Iheanacho who contested recently for the Imo state governorship decides to site his planned modular refinery in Badagry instead of some suitable location in the SE or SS, then i think the only wise thing to do is to engage in deep soul searching instead of these 'blame blame blame others' which seems to now be the ingrained culture in the SE (especially in recent times).