Africa is a continent rich in natural diversity and holds resources such as Oil and Gas, some countries have begun extracting their petroleum reserves. There are many unexplored reserves of Oil that are in undeveloped countries. The Oil refineries are adopted by major national and international companies in Africa. Africa’s major oil-reserved countries, including South Africa, Egypt, and Libya, are home to many of the world’s largest oil refinery plants.
Skikda is the largest Oil refinery in Africa with daily production of 356,500 barrels, located in Algeria and operated by Sonatrach Company.
| Rank | Refinery Name | Location | Company | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skikda Refinery | Algeria | Sonatrach | 356,500 bbl/d |
| 2 | Ra's Lanuf Refinery | Libya | NOC | 220,000 bbl/d |
| 3 | Port Harcourt Refinery | Nigeria | NNPC | 210,000 bbl/d |
| 4 | Cairo Mostorod Refinery | Egypt | EGPC | 142,000 bbl/d |
| 5 | El Nasr Refinery | Egypt | EGPC | 132,000 bbl/d |
| 6 | Mohammedia Refinery | Morocco | SAMIR | 127,000 bbl/d |
| 7 | Dakar Refinery | Senegal | SAR | 127,000 bbl/d |
| 8 | Warri Refinery | Nigeria | (NNPC | 125,000 bbl/d |
| 9 | Sapref Refinery (Shell & BP South African Petroleum Refineries) | South Africa | Sapref | 125,000 bbl/d |
| 10 | Sasol Refinery (CTL) | South Africa | Sasol | 125,000 bbl/d |
| 11 | Engen Refinery (Enref) | South Africa | Petronas | 122,000 bbl/d |
| 12 | Zawiya Refinery | Libya | NOC | 120,000 bbl/d |
| 13 | Alexandria El Mex Refinery | Egypt | EGPC | 117,000 bbl/d |
| 14 | Alexandria MIDOR Refinery | Egypt | EGPC | 100,000 bbl/d |