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Refineries in Nigeria
Nigeria has 4 refineries mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 20th-largest fleet of the 72 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 4 operating. Combined refining capacity is about 1,095 kb/d. The largest is Dangote Refinery (650 kb/d).
The largest owner-operators are NNPC (3) and Dangote Group (1) — NNPC alone is named on 75% of them.
4
Refinery in Nigeria
#20
of 72 countries
1,095
Refining kb/d
On the interactive map
Largest refineries in Nigeria
- Dangote Refinery650 kb/d · 2024
- Port Harcourt Refinery210 kb/d
- Warri Refinery125 kb/d
- Kaduna Refinery110 kb/d
Who owns Nigeria's refineries
- NNPC3 75%
- Dangote Group1 25%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Nigeria compares · refineries by country
Frequently asked
- How many refineries are there in Nigeria?
- OverWatts maps 4 refineries in Nigeria — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 20th-largest national fleet of the 72 countries with any.
- What is the largest refinery in Nigeria?
- Dangote Refinery, at 650 kb/d, operated by Dangote Group.
- What is Nigeria's total refining capacity?
- About 1,095 kb/d across 4 refineries mapped on OverWatts.
- Who owns the refineries in Nigeria?
- NNPC is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 4 (75%). Next are Dangote Group (1).