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princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

Why not check before talking

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

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The USA is an oil producing country, even one of the largest. It's just that it's consumption is so much that it still ends up importing more. So it's not an exporter.

princeade86:
so what will be the outcome of it? U think is about having biggest refinery? Ask Venezuelans how their country be,upon having second largest refinery, and oil producing country. Is about having good leadership.

Venezuela also over imports. Like now in Nigeria, we manufacture things like toilet roll, soap, even pasta . Venezuela imports all of that. No domestic manufacturing.

Add the fact that venezuelan oil costs a lot to process ( high sulphur content)..and the high amounts they spend on subsidy, and the losses they get to smuggling, wahala dey

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

There u go...

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

Yes. Texas alone has glut of oil but USA is not depending on it much just to help oil producing countries. This was what Trump negated in his first term.

Great100000:
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Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/10/top-10-largest-oil-refineries-in-the-world/#google_vignette

Dangote is taking his refinery to 1.4 million bpd soonest.It is going to be the 2nd biggest refinery in the world.
One thing is that I don't know how he is going to do that..

adamkkk:
it not apc achievement oga

that's a private refinery

.... just like Apple, Tesla, Amazon, NVIDIA, Alibaba, Samsung etc. they are not government owned but private.

... I am just trying to get your point.

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

Earth itself will run out one day

Wia the person wey say Nigeria dey only dey top list of bad things. This one nkor!!!!

Abeg 9ja still dey try

Jayjayconcept:
Here are ten of the world’s largest oil refineries by crude-throughput capacity (barrels per day, bpd) with a short note on each. The numbers are approximate and can vary depending on expansions, maintenance, and reporting differences.

Rank Refinery & Location Approx Capacity Notes

1 Reliance Industries – Jamnagar Refinery, Gujarat, India ~1,240,000 bpd The largest single-site refinery complex in the world.
2 Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) – Paraguaná Refinery Complex (Amuay + Cardón), Venezuela ~940,000 bpd A large Venezuelan refinery complex combining multiple units.
3 SK Energy – Ulsan Refinery, South Korea ~840,000 bpd One of South Korea’s largest refining sites.
4 GS Caltex – Yeosu Refinery, South Korea ~730,000–840,000 bpd (various sources) Large scale with significant petrochemical integration.
5 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) – Ruwais Refinery, United Arab Emirates ~817,000 bpd A major Middle‐East refining and petrochemical hub.
6 S‑Oil Corporation – Onsan Refinery, South Korea ~669,000 bpd Another large Korean refinery with integrated operations.
7 Dangote Group – Dangote Refinery, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria ~650,000 bpd (expansion planned to ~1.4 million bpd) Currently one of Africa’s largest; expansion will push it to world‐top level.
8 Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) – Al‑Zour Refinery, Kuwait ~615,000 bpd A newer Gulf facility designed for heavy crude processing.
9 Marathon Petroleum Corporation – Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas, USA ~631,000 bpd A large U.S. Gulf‐coast refinery complex.
10 Saudi Aramco – Port Arthur Refinery, Texas, USA ~630,000 bpd Owned by Saudi Aramco; strategically located in the U.S. Gulf region.


Notes/Qualifiers:

Capacities refer to crude‐throughput (barrels per day) at or near full operation; actual throughput may differ due to maintenance, economics or feedstock constraints.

Rankings vary somewhat across sources due to different reporting years, expansions underway, and how “site” or “complex” is defined. For example, some sources place Yeosu and Ruwais differently or list other U.S. sites.

The Dangote Refinery is notable because its planned expansion (to ~1.4 million bpd) would put it at #1 once completed.

Some of the facilities in the list may be “refinery complexes” rather than single processing trains/sites.


If you like, I can check a more detailed list of the top 20 refineries (with more recent data, owner, capacity, and location) and share that with you.

Well done chatgpt.

DeepSight:
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The USA is an oil producing country, even one of the largest. It's just that it's consumption is so much that it still ends up importing more. So it's not an exporter.

USA is the highest oil producing country in the world

When u are still romancing ipób??
**Why are igbós not 'developing' alaigbo but doing so outside the region.
**Why are ndigbos afraid to venture home every Christmas??

Una no like truth!

shortgun:
....while in Nigeria we site our refineries in kaduna, hundreds of kilometers from crude oil source, yet not a single refinery has been built in the Southeast, despite the region’s abundant oil reserves.

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

Bros do small research first before posting na.

USA is the highest oil producing country in the world

internationalman:
USA is the highest oil producing country in the world

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Yes, but as I said, on account of its consumption, it is a net importer, not exporter

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

Science has that in mind. It has started with bikes and cars, soon, it would move bigger

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

US is an oil producing nation, they have one of the best crude oil in Michigan.

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

US is the largest producer of oil in the world

princeade86:
so what will be the outcome of it? U think is about having biggest refinery? Ask Venezuelans how their country be,upon having second largest refinery, and oil producing country. Is about having good leadership.

Venezuela is also under immense sanctions

princeade86:
so what will be the outcome of it? U think is about having biggest refinery? Ask Venezuelans how their country be,upon having second largest refinery, and oil producing country. Is about having good leadership.

True talk.

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

The US is probably the largest oil producer in the world. South Korea not much.

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

Till then.

DeepSight:
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Yes, but as I said, on account of its consumption, it is a net importer, not exporter

Not entirely true, but you have a point though.

The US imports oil despite high production due to a mismatch in crude oil types, as many US refineries are built to process heavier, sour crude, which is often cheaper, while the US produces more light, sweet crude. Additionally, location and transportation costs can make it cheaper to import oil to certain regions from Canada or Mexico than to transport it domestically from other US states.

shortgun:
....while in Nigeria we site our refineries in kaduna, hundreds of kilometers from crude oil source, yet not a single refinery has been built in the Southeast, despite the region’s abundant oil reserves.

Where is abundant oil in the SE?
Plus what's stopping your "abundant BILLIONAIRES " from building one?

adamkkk:
it not apc achievement oga

that's a private refinery

Say it louder so that PENGASSAN, NUPENG, DAPPMA and PETROAN will understand

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

Bitterness everywhere, if the refinery is owned by one audio billionaire we won't see this kind of comments oo

princeade86:
so what will be the outcome of it? U think is about having biggest refinery? Ask Venezuelans how their country be,upon having second largest refinery, and oil producing country. Is about having good leadership.

Ogar na lie. Goan check to see what America is doing to Venezuela. They have made that country unstable just to get enough reason to steal their oil

internationalman:
Not entirely true, but you have a point though.

The US imports oil despite high production due to a mismatch in crude oil types, as many US refineries are built to process heavier, sour crude, which is often cheaper, while the US produces more light, sweet crude. Additionally, location and transportation costs can make it cheaper to import oil to certain regions from Canada or Mexico than to transport it domestically from other US states.

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Well said

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

Sea never dry!
Prophet of dooms!!!

yarimo:
Say it louder so that PENGASSAN, NUPENG, DAPPMA and PETROAN will understand

am saying it to humble u

adamkkk:
am saying it to humble u

ok thanks

Etosha:
Earth will run out of crude oil one day...

By then, everyone you know and their 100th generation at least are all gone.

princeade86:
Is south korea and usa oil producing countries? Why are they getting 3 biggest refineries each ahead of even Saudi? Venezuela with their big refinery, still not ok in terms of economy

That's bacause the US sabotaged Venezuela.