Prototype of the modular refinery in Gbarain, Yenagoa. With the launch of Azikel Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s first modular refinery, Emmanuel Addeh , examines the prospects and challenges of modular refineries in the country It took the Nigerian government close to a decade to accept that the construction of modular refineries was a viable alternative to the conventional ones in the effort to resolve some of the current challenges in the oil sector. But with the granting of licenses for the building of modular refineries by the President Muhammadu Buhari government, especially in the Niger Delta, and the seriousness exhibited by President of Azikel Petroleum, Dr Azibapu Eruani, the phenomenon is likely to expand in the next few years. Pressure With a hugely inefficient midstream sector, Nigeria continues to import at least 80 per cent of its petroleum products, Premium Motor Spirits being the most consumed with a daily requirement […]