
Africa the 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 the undeveloped countries. The Oil refineries adopted by major national and international companies in Africa, the notable oil reserved countries in Africa such as South Africa, Egypt and Libya holds several largest Oil refinery units. The following Oil refineries are shown with the location, operating company name, and Capacity of production per day (In Barrels). 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 |
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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 |