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Dangote Refinery’s major competition has been identified
Long before Dangote Refinery’s commencement of operation, its major competitors have been identified.
Long before the 2020 date that has been set for Dangote Refinery’s commencement of operation, its major competitors have been identified. Interestingly, the competitors are not some major refineries owned by some of the world’s biggest energy companies. Instead, they are modular refineries.
A recent Bloomberg analysis described the Government-backed modular refineries as ‘a swarm of tiny challengers’ which Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, would have to contend with as he prepares to launch Dangote Refineries.
Mr Dangote has put down some billions of dollars in what can best be described as a strategic and timely investment in the Nigerian oil and gas sector; building a world-class, state of the art refinery (the biggest in Africa), which is expected to refine as much as 650,000 barrel of crude per day.
Nigeria is trying to solve a long-standing problem once and for all
The Nigerian Government is trying hard to solve its long-standing problem of over-dependence on fuel importation. This has become a source of disgrace to the oil-rich OPEC member whose state-owned refineries are non-functional.
It is expected that by 2020 when Dangote’s eagerly-awaited refinery project is finally completed, it would go a long way in solving this problem.
In the same vein, the modular refineries could also go a long way in solving the problem. Already, the Federal Government has licensed about forty of such refineries, ten of which have reached advanced stages of development.
As we reported, the Government’s commitment to the modular refinery project informed its recent decision to borrow some $500 million from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM). With these developments, it has been projected that Nigeria could end up exporting about 300,000 barrels of refined petroleum product by 2019.
Why the modular refineries pose a threat to Dangote Refinery
In the meantime, two of Nigeria’s newly-licensed modular refineries have already commenced work, refining about 17,000 per day. Many others are expected to operate in this capacity, with the least producing about 1,000 barrels on a daily basis.
As the Bloomberg analysis surmised, these small refineries’ collective output could potentially “surpass Dangote’s giant facility” by the time they are all ready.
Meanwhile, Dangote Refinery is already well-positioned to operate profitably. Moreover, the competition does not really matter. According to Ibe Kachukwu:
“If we succeed in stopping the importation of refined petroleum products, something I’m very committed to, we will be saving 30 to 40 percent of the foreign exchange in this country.” – Kachukwu
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Apapa gridlock: Sanwo-Olu explains how his administration solved the problem
The Governor said the electronic Call-Up was designed to permanently address the movement of trailers in and out of the ports.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has explained how his administration in partnership with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders in the maritime sector was able to get the heavy articulated vehicles off the road around the Apapa axis and improve traffic along that corridor.
This is as the governor has warned that the state government would resist any attempt by individuals and maritime operators that may want to reverse the progress being recorded along the Apapa corridor.
This disclosure was made by Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday while speaking at the formal hand over of newly improved 3 traffic-prone junctions along the Lekk-Epe expressway.
The Governor said the electronic Call-Up System launched, last Saturday, in the Apapa seaports was designed to permanently address the movement of trailers in and out of the ports, and bring about traffic improvement along the corridor.
What Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is saying
While sharing the details, the Governor described the progress recorded in Apapa as a hard-won, disclosing that it took the State Government over a year to bring together all stakeholders on the discussion table to agree on a far-reaching approach to permanently address the problem.
Sanwo-Olu said, “What we are seeing is the beginning of the lasting solution we have brought to Apapa. Our appeal is that we are not out of the problem completely yet. Our citizens can now see that a journey that took them three hours can, indeed, take between 15 and 20 minutes to commute. Everyone can now see that when we work together, indeed we can solve our problems internally.
“We have taken some troublesome people that are benefiting from the gridlock out of the way. Whatever they were earning illegally has been taken away from them. We know they will want to make an attempt to fight back. We will not stop at anything to ensure that anybody that tries to retract the progress or wants to take us back to gridlock in Apapa will be fought against. We will bring out their names and shame them.”
The Governor vowed that any corporate organisation, security operative, NPA or State Government official who attempts to circumvent the newly instituted traffic procedures around the Apapa seaports would be named and shamed publicly.
The Governor said the State was serious about bringing a lasting solution to the Apapa congestion, stressing that the Government could no longer condone the careless attitude of truckers clogging the highways with heavy-duty vehicles.
He said part of the State’s efforts was to approach the Federal Government for the unbundling of the inefficient Presidential Taskforce on Apapa gridlock and took over the traffic management in the area.
Sanwo-Olu added that State Government also met with stakeholders, including the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Maritime operators and seaports unions.
He said: “I commend NPA’s Managing Director and management for working with us on this agenda. My appeal is to other stakeholders in the maritime sector who have not signed up on the electronic Call-Up System we have embarked on. I call the big logistics companies, including Sifax, Dangote, Flour Mills, Tunde Folawiyo and others, to come and collaborate with us on this progress.
“Let us have a system that our citizens will be proud of. We will stop at nothing to sustain the progress achieved. Our team will be working round the clock to keep the system working. This is one of our modest efforts to deliver what we promised in solving traffic and transportation challenges. We will not relent in doing anything required to ensure traffic improvement in Apapa.”
What you should know
- Following the withdrawal of the Presidential Task Force on port congestion, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, set up a Special Traffic Management Team to resolve the traffic gridlock in and around the Apapa corridor.
- The Electronic Truck call-up system, Eto, which was designed and launched by NPA for the management of truck movement and access to and from the Lagos ports and to end the gridlock in and around the ports, formally took off last weekend.
- During the implementation of the new system, all trucks doing business at the ports will be required to park at the approved truck parks until they are called up into the port through the Eto app.
ATTEMPTS TO BRING BACK GRIDLOCKS ON APAPA CORRIDOR WILL BE RESISTED, SANWO-OLU VOWS
•Threatens To Publish Names of Uncooperative Stakeholders
•Governor Hands Over Three Improved Junctions, Ogombo Drainage In Eti Osa@jidesanwoolu#LASG
More.. https://t.co/3ymNJHJFDz pic.twitter.com/luC8xgDoRj— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 3, 2021
Anonymous
October 4, 2018 at 10:39 am
Billions are mentioned but no job are been given to skilled or unskilled labourers