The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a license for the construction of a new 27,000 barrels per day refinery. The refinery will be built by a company called Process Design and Development Limited and will be located in the Dole-Wure area of Akko, Gombe State.
According to the authority’s announcement on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Authority’s Chief Executive presented the license to establish the new refinery to the Managing Director/CEO of Process Design and Development Limited. The post states that “The refinery is to be located in Dole-Wure, Akko, Gombe State.”
This new refinery project is part of the Nigerian government’s efforts to increase the country’s domestic refining capacity and reduce its reliance on imported petroleum products. The 27,000 barrels per day facility is expected to help meet the growing energy needs of the local region and contribute to Nigeria’s goal of becoming a net exporter of refined petroleum.
