The Magic Refinery in Katsina
The latest in a long list of 'MoUs' to build a refinery in northern Nigeria with crude oil from Niger Republic
The Nigerian Oil Minister Ibe Kachikwu was recently in the news for signing an MOU with the government of Niger Republic to build a refinery in the border town between Niger and Katsina State in Nigeria. A crude oil pipeline will also be constructed from Niger to the new refinery. The announcement is scant on details of the refinery capacity and the exa…