oil refining plant from oldest factory in ethiopia

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • What was the first oil refinery in Ethiopia?
  • Ethiopia’s first oil refinery was established in 1967 in the port of Assab. Built by Russian engineers during the imperial regime, it had the capacity to produce 500,000 tons of fuel per year, which then grew to 800,000 tons. After the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopia used the refinery until 1997.
  • What is the capacity of the Ethiopian refinery?
  • The refinery will have the capacity to transform six million tons of crude oil, equal to about 120,000 barrels a day. Ethiopia currently uses three billion tons of fuel each year. The capacity of the refinery will eventually be extended to 12 million tons per year.
  • Does cooking oil need to be refined in Ethiopia?
  • According to the Ethiopia standard all edible oil must be refined, although a number pf specific oil seed must be semi refining. Several efforts geared towards addressing the growing demand for cooking oil with locally produced oil is well underway. CHAPTER THEREE – MARKET AND DEMAND ANALYSIS 3.1. Market Investigation 3.1.1.
  • How many oil refineries are there in Ethiopia?
  • Currently there are about 40 refining and semi refineries known to operate in a medium and large scale oil mill firms in the country. As it is depicted in the table below, the edible oil volume of production in Ethiopia shows erratic nature from the year 2007 to 2012 expect in the year 2011 which shows significant increase.