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Edo to utilise Escravos supply line

AFRICA THE governor of Nigeria’s Edo State said this they have certified the refinery.”
week that the Edo Modular Refinery at Ologbo The unit is being developed by Edo Refin-
would receive its crude oil feedstock from via a ery and Petrochemicals Company to process
pipeline that connects Escravos to Lagos. 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) of local crude and
Godwin Obaseki said that the crude sales produce refined products, including kerosene,
agreement is being finalised ahead of the begin- diesel, naphthalene and petrochemicals. The
ning of operations which are tabbed to kick off project company was launched by Obaseki’s Edo
in August. state administration which received N700mn
“What we have left now is to finalise the crude ($1.7mn) in renewable preference shares in the
oil sales contract; these facilities have to get a cer- Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company.
tain type of crude from the Escravos line and that The feedstock will be source from Nigerian
is being finalised. I hope that before the end of Petroleum Development Co.’s (NPDC) oil min-
August, we should start lifting products from ing lease (OML) 111, near Benin City. The refin-
these facilities,” he said. ery facility will produce 500,000 litres of diesel,
The Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) 300,000 litres of naphtha and 200,000 litres of
has a diameter of 36 inches (914 mm) and is fuel oil.
around 340-km long. Its development has been being carried out in
A week earlier, Obaseki said that the refinery two phases, with the first intended to complete a
was “ready to receive crude oil”. He said: “It is 500 bpd demonstration refinery and the second
ready to process and it is ready to deliver prod- to construct a 5,000 bpd facility, with an expan-
ucts. They have done the pre-commission with sion project planned to raise capacity to 20,000
the Department of Petroleum Resources [DPR], bpd.™
FUELS

Sasol, IDC team up to develop green H2 in SA

AFRICA SOUTH Africa’s Sasol revealed on July 5 that it the company viewed green hydrogen as a good
was teaming up with Industrial Development business opportunity. “Green hydrogen provides
Corp. of South Africa (IDC), a government-run an exciting opportunity for the country to create
development finance agency, to encourage new hydrogen ecosystems and become a credi-
investment in green hydrogen production ble exporter of sustainable energy and chemical
capacity. products, such as hydrogen, ammonia and sus-
In a statement, the company explained that it tainable aviation fuel, while increasing much-
had signed a memorandum of co-operation with needed employment opportunities,” she said.
IDC. This document provides for the parties to “Our ambition is to lead and co-create South
“jointly develop and shape an enabling environ- Africa’s hydrogen ecosystems through strate-
ment to advance South Africa’s green hydrogen gic partnerships, leveraging our proprietary
economy,” it reported. technology and integrated value chain. We are
More specifically, Sasol said it intended to delighted to partner with the IDC in jointly pur-
join IDC in “advocating at relevant international suing South Africa’s green hydrogen potential to
fora for policy frameworks to enable a hydro- support a just energy transition and unlock new
gen economy; developing pilot and commer- value chains to ignite the country’s economy.”
cial-scale hydrogen projects to pioneer viable Joanne Bate, the COO of IDC, also expressed
and sustainable solutions; accessing local and optimism. “The development of the hydrogen
international financing options; and pursu- industry is a key enabler in South Africa’s just
ing strategic projects that benefit the country’s transition to a decarbonised future,” she com-
energy transition and economic development mented. “Hydrogen has the potential to decar-
goals.” bonise various industrial sectors. IDC intends
The statement did not say whether the two on getting involved in the development of those
sides would promote any specific initiatives. catalytic projects needed to develop this new
However, it touted South Africa’s potential to industry. We are looking forward to working
become a player in the green hydrogen sec- together with Sasol in identifying and co-devel-
tor, noting the country’s significant resource oping such catalytic projects. Our involvement
endowment with respect to renewable energies in the development of the hydrogen industry
and Sasol’s extensive experience with the Fis- also provides opportunities to fulfil our devel-
cher-Tropsch gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology. opment mandate, which entails job creation and
Priscillah Mabelane, the executive vice-pres- opportunities to involve previously disadvan-
ident of Sasol’s energy business division, said taged entities.”™

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