NDMPRA concludes assessment test on 80,000bdp Edo refinery expansion

The management of Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (ERPCL), owned by AIPCC Energy, has announced an 80,000 barrels per day refinery expansion in Koko, a border town between Edo and Delta State.

The management made the announcement at the weekend following the conclusion of it’s crude distillation assessment on the project by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

The Edo refinery in a statement signed by its Head, Technical Operations, Mr Segun Okeni, and made available to journalists in Benin said the company is expecting to export the first cargo from the refinery by May 2025.

Okeni, listed the by- products of the Koko expansion to include AGO, HPFO, Naphtha, and Fuel gas.

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He said the company is hopeful that by the time the plant is completed, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission
(NUPRC), would have allocated crude to the refinery through domestic crude supply obligation.

“We are pleased to announce the successful factory acceptance test conducted by NDMPRA on the crude distillation column of our 80,000 barrels per day refinery expansion in Koko, Delta State.

“We expect to export our first cargo from the refinery by May 2025. Assessment test was carried out from 18th Sept to 24th Sept 2024.

“The by-products expected from the Koko expansion are AGO, HPFO, Naphtha, and Fuel gas.The Koko expansion project is owned by AIPCC Energy, the owners of Edo Refinery.

“By this time, there would have been mechanical completion and pre start-up safety audit, and commissioning exercise would be completed.” The statement says.

Recall that the regulatory agency (NMDPRA), earlier issued operational licence to Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited, Ologbo in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State.

Issuance of operational licence is the final stage of approval from the regulatory authority which implies that the plant can now fully operate as a refinery.