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06
Nov

CORAN Lauds NUPRC over Decision to Enforce Domestic Crude Supply Obligations

The Crude Oil Refineries-owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has lauded the decision by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to enforce domestic crude supply obligations whose non-implementation he said had so far stifled some local refineries from optimising production and making refined products available in the local market  In a statement, he noted that NUPRC was a government body charged with the statutory responsibility of ensuring compliance with petroleum…

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13
Oct

CORAN Dialogues with Minister of State for Petroleum, Intensifies Demand for Crude Oil Supply

As Nigeria grapples with the low supply of premium motor spirit (PMS), also called petrol, into the country due to scarcity of foreign exchange to boost importation, modular refinery owners are seeking government intervention to expand their refining capacity thereby improving supply. The refinery owners, under the aegis of Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) who met with the minister of state, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, in…

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14
Jul

Support for modular refineries will give Nigerians cheaper fuel – CORAN

Momoh Oyarekhua, Chairman of CORAN, states that supporting modular refineries will grant Nigerians access to cheaper fuel, eliminating various costs such as importing refined products and clearing fees. According to Oyarekhua, four modular refineries are functional in Nigeria, producing various petroleum products except fuel (PMS) due to the high cost of obtaining the required reformer. Oyarekhua highlighted that those modular refineries, located near wellheads in states such as Delta, Edo,…

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30
Jun

CORAN seeks more investment in modular refineries in Nigeria 

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN), Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, has called for greater investment in the establishment of modular refineries in Nigeria, as a step towards improving the oil and gas downstream sector. Iheanacho, who is also the Chairman of Eko Refineries and Integrated Oil & Gas Nigeria Ltd told newsmen in a chat on Friday in Lagos that having efficient crude…

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29
Jun

Insufficiency in the supply of crude oil presents a pressing concern that directly threatens the operations of modular refineries – Momoh Oyarekhua

A notion shared by industry experts is that it is not economically viable to operate modular refineries in the country… Mr. Momoh Oyarekhua made the observation during an exclusive interview on Channels TV Business Morning show on Monday where he shed light on issues bordering on the removal of fuel subsidy and how Nigeria can achieve optimal production and supply of required oil & gas products for the country, locally…

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03
Jan

Crude Oil Refiners Task CBN On Intervention Fund

CRUDE Oil  Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN), the umbrella body of indigenous crude oil refiners has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to create crude refinery intervention fund like that of Agricultural Credit Fund or the Pharmaceutical Fund, to drive effective business operations in-country. The association, led by their Board of Trustee’s chairman, Chief  Emmanuel Iheanacho made the appeal during their visit to the leadership of the Nigerian…

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03
Jan

CORAN Members with the Per Sec Ministry of Peteoleum Resources

The Permanent Secretary Engr. Kamoru Busari Oladimeji, thanked the CORAN Team for the courtesy visit paid to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. He assured them of the Ministry’s commitment to ensure that modular refineries establishment will be successful and supported by government, which he said was evidenced by the Hon Minister of State for Petroleum's approval of the Establishment of Modular Refinery Intervention Funding Report. He also stated that various…

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