Nigeria is expected to drive the refinery capacity growth in Africa by 2024, contributing around 71% of the region’s total growth, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company
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AfDB grants Uganda US$500,000 for capacity development in petroleum
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Uganda have signed a US$500,000 grant agreement for financing of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to boost business linkages on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline technical assistance project
Chemex to build Trinity Energy’s US$500mn refinery project in South Sudan
Leading petroleum company Trinity Energy will construct a US$500mn oil refinery in Paloch, South Sudan
Siemens signs servicing contract with Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company
Siemens Energy has signed a long-term preventive maintenance contract with the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO), for its industrial complex in Alexandria, Egypt
Africa to occupy second place in terms of FCCU capacity additions by 2024: GlobalData
Data and analytics firm GlobalData expects Africa to occupy the second place in terms of global refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ (FCCU) capacity additions by 2024