The Lobito Oil Refinery (Portuguese: Refinaria do Lobito), is a crude oil refinery planned in Angola. When fully operationalized, the refinery is expected to process 200,000 billion barrels, equivalent to 32,000 cubic meters (32,000,000 L) of crude oil on a daily basis.[1] The oil infrastructure facility is under development by Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola.[2]
  Location of Lobito Oil Refinery | |
| Country | Angola |
|---|---|
| Province | Benguela Province |
| City | Lobito |
| Coordinates | 12°19′30″S 13°36′37″E / 12.32500°S 13.61028°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Sonangol |
| Owner(s) | Sonangol |
| Commissioned | 2027 (Expected) |
| Capacity | 200,000 bbl/d (32,000 m3/d) |
Location
editThe oil refinery is located on a piece of real estate that measures 3,800 hectares (15 sq mi), approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the town of Lobito and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Benguela, in the Benguela Province of Angola, along the Atlantic Ocean coast.[3]
Background
editAs of October 2021, Angola was producing approximately 1,200,000 barrels of crude oil daily, with production capacity expected to increase as new fields come online. At the same time, the country spent over US$1.7 billion on oil products imports into the country annually.[4]
The Angolan authorities plan to ramp up local refining capacity to 360,000 barrels daily in the short term. After meeting local demand, the refined oil products will be marketed to neighboring countries, with focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[4] Feasibility studies to build a pipeline from this refinery to Zambia, the Lobito–Lusaka Oil Products Pipeline, are ongoing as of 2022.[5]
Ownership
editThe government of Angola is in search of a strategic investor to assume a controlling stake in the development project. As of July 2022, the ownership of Lobito Oil Refinery is as illustrated in the table below.[4]
| Rank | Shareholder | Domicile | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonangol | Angola | 30.0 |
[4] |
| 2 | Strategic Investor(s) | TBD | [4] | |
| 3 | Government of Zambia | Zambia | [6] | |
| Total | 100.0 |
Construction
editThe tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor yielded five international consortia, who will be winnowed down in further tendering stages.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hydrocarbons-Technology (1998). "Lobito Refinery – Angolan Hydrocarbons Industry Expansion Project". Hydrocarbons-Technology.com. New York City. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Carmen (22 October 2021). "Lobito Refinery, Angola". Offshore-Technology.com. New York City. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Lobito Oil Refinery (10 July 2022). "Lobito Oil Refinery: A Sonangol Project" (Translated from the original Portuguese language). Lobito Oil Refinery. Lobito, Angola. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e African News (4 October 2021). "Angola seeks investors for 200,000 bpd Lobito refinery". AfricaNews.com. Lyon, France. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Angola Press Agency (7 July 2022). "Angola/Zambia Oil Pipeline Awaits for Construction" (via AllAfrica.com). Angola Press Agency. Luanda, Angola. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Nhede (22 April 2022). "Zambia, Angola Sign Cooperation Deal for Lobito Refinery Project". EnergyCapitalPower.com. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ African Energy Newsletter (22 October 2021). "Angola: Five compete to build Lobito refinery". Africa-Energy.com. Hastings, United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 July 2022.