Expert wants more investment on refineries
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what are we doing with all these depots when we dont have refined products he asked2 an oil and gas expert alhaji tokunbo korodo on monday urged the federal government to create an enabling environment for investors to build more refineries instead of depots2 what are we doing with over 100 depots while we have just four refineries with a population of 180 million2 we should be thinking of how to get more refineries to refine more products than keep building more tank farms2 go to apapa now when i joined the oil sector in 1982 we had only seven tank farms in apapa but today we have more than 62 tank farms in the place alone2 in lagos alone we have more than 80 tank farms while we have over 30 depots in other states of the federation2 korodo the immediate past chairman lagos zonal council nigeria union of petroleum and natural gas workers nupeng gave the advice in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan in lagos2 he said the countrys founding fathers meant well for the nation when they built three refineries and one storage facility in lagos in the 70s2 atlas cove storage was built in lagos to receive products from the refineries to serve the people in the western part of the country2 refinery was built in warri delta state to serve the people in south-south part while port harcourt refinery will serve the people in south eastern part2 the kaduna refinery was built to serve the people in the north2 unfortunately the subsequent government messed up the whole plan and allowed these entire infrastructure to decay korodo said. nan2

Expert wants more investment on refineries
News & Trends •
what are we doing with all these depots when we dont have refined products he asked2 an oil and gas expert alhaji tokunbo korodo on monday urged the federal government to create an enabling environment for investors to build more refineries instead of depots2 what are we doing with over 100 depots while we have just four refineries with a population of 180 million2 we should be thinking of how to get more refineries to refine more products than keep building more tank farms2 go to apapa now when i joined the oil sector in 1982 we had only seven tank farms in apapa but today we have more than 62 tank farms in the place alone2 in lagos alone we have more than 80 tank farms while we have over 30 depots in other states of the federation2 korodo the immediate past chairman lagos zonal council nigeria union of petroleum and natural gas workers nupeng gave the advice in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan in lagos2 he said the countrys founding fathers meant well for the nation when they built three refineries and one storage facility in lagos in the 70s2 atlas cove storage was built in lagos to receive products from the refineries to serve the people in the western part of the country2 refinery was built in warri delta state to serve the people in south-south part while port harcourt refinery will serve the people in south eastern part2 the kaduna refinery was built to serve the people in the north2 unfortunately the subsequent government messed up the whole plan and allowed these entire infrastructure to decay korodo said. nan2