rate palm crude oil refinery plant in Nigeria

With rising global crude palm oil (CPO) prices and a supply gap of 450,000 metric tonnes, the industry is positioned as a key non-oil growth area. Despite being

Nigeria, Africa’s leading palm oil producer, faces enormous challenges: demand continues to soar, yet over 70% of the palm oil is imported! production cannot meet

5 days agoNigeria, like most oil-producing nations in Africa, is catching the refinery fever. The country, known for its sweet light crude such as Bonny and Forcado, now faces the challenge

From being one of the leading exporters of crude palm oil in the 1960s, Nigeria is now a net importer. In a bid to close the supply gap and encourage local investment, the Federal

Palm nuts In the third quarter of 2025, Nigeria imported crude palm oil worth nearly 20 billion Nigerian naira (NGN) (roughly 43.4 million U.S. dollars) from Malaysia. Nigeria’s palm oil imports from Malaysia, a leading

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that palm oil imports have reduced by 26%, driven by a surge in local production, leading to a price drop.

“Average crude palm oil (CPO) prices in Nigeria traded at an 89.24 percent premium, from 76.54 in 2025 to global prices in the nine months of 2025, primarily due to the impact of persistent Naira weakness in the parallel

The strategy was classic developmental economics: offer tax holidays, access to subsidised capital, protective tariffs, and land acquisition support to attract firms into backward

Refining: The crude palm oil is then refined to remove impurities and improve the overall quality of the oil. This process involves several stages, including degumming, neutralization, bleaching, and deodorization.

The Dangote Refinery is an oil refinery owned by Dangote Group that was inaugurated on 22 May 2025 in Lekki, Nigeria. When fully operational, it is expected to have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels of crude

Africa’s biggest oil refinery has finally started processing crude oil. The 650,000 barrel-per-day facility aims to end Nigeria’s reliance on fuel imports.

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, plans a stock listing for his Nigerian crude oil refinery by the end of next year to widen the company’s investor base.

Presco is a fully integrated agro-industrial establishment with oil palm plantations, palm oil mills, palm kernel crushing plants, and vegetable oil refining and fractionation plants.

4. OPAC Refinery, Delta state: This 10,000-bpd modular refinery located in Kwale, Delta state was completed in 2025 as part of the federal government’s effort to improve local crude oil refining.

Our refinery also produces palm oil derivatives for other PZ Cussons products and for household and food products manufactured in Nigeria. Our refinery can process and pack up to 1,000

Here is a comprehensive list of Nigeria’s refineries, detailing their locations, capacities, and recent developments: Kaduna Refinery: The Kaduna Refining And Petrochemical Company refinery was established in

“Average crude palm oil (CPO) prices in Nigeria traded at an 89.24 percent premium, from 76.54 in 2025 to global prices in the nine months of 2025, primarily due to the impact of persistent Naira weakness

Offer turnkey solutions for palm oil refinery process, including physical refining and chemical refining of palm oil. Plant layout design, machinery manufacturing, onsite debugging and installing.

In Nigeria, Hydrocarbon is currently extracted from 323 developed fields located in both onshore and offshore terrains. These fields, which either contain Crude Oil, Condensates or Natural

PZ Wilmar is helping to meet Nigerian palm oil requirements in line with the Nigerian Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda.