African Refiners to Augment Kerosene Capacity by 2028

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Several African refiners plan to upgrade their raw kerosene distillate by adding a combined 160,500 barrels per day (BBL/d) of hydrotreater and sweetening capacity by 2028.

Nigeria leads among African nations with plans to add three kerosene hydrotreater or sweetening units by 2025, which will have a combined capacity of 93,400 BBL/d. Similarly, Egypt plans to add five hydrotreater units, which will produce a total of 51,675 BBL/d and will be operational by the end of 2027. Angola intends to add 15,500 BBL/d by 2028.

Industrial Info is tracking more than US$1 billion worth of keroene unit additions across Africa. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports, and can click here for a list of related plant profiles.

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