Sogara Refinery
Summary Information
- Ownership: Total, Shell, Aquitane
- Website:
- Location: Port Gentil, Gabon
- Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 21,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A small low complexity refinery
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Catalytic Reformer
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery is designed to use Mandji Crude Oil
- The crude comes by pipeline from the largest oil production field in Gabon
- The oil wells are owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Gabonese unit, Total Gabon and London-based Amerada Hess Oil and Gas Ltd
Products Produced
- kerosene, butane, and gasoil and fuel oil
Ongoing Projects
- The refinery is old and the government plans to replace it with a new one
- See Mandji Island Refinery Project for details
Other Information
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History
- 1967 - Refinery operations begin
Relevant Links
- Aquitane acquires 17% stake in Gabonese Refinery
- Information from Mbendi
- Sogara Refinery in Gabon Boosted Oil Output by 59% Last Year; Sees Profit
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