soybean oil refinery machine in ivory coast

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • Could Côte d’Ivoire’s oil refinery boost exports?
  • Côte d’Ivoire’s state-owned oil refinery, the biggest in French-speaking West Africa with a refining capacity of 3.8m tonnes, could help generate revenues through exports to neighbouring countries. A conservative estimation puts production from the new block at 150, 000 bpd, says Robin Mills, CEO of Dubai-based consultancy Qamar Energy.
  • Does Ivory Coast have oil?
  • Ivory Coast has struck oil just as much of the developed world has begun to call time on fossil fuels and some financial institutions are reluctant to take carbon-emitting projects on to their balance sheets.
  • Who discovered 2bn barrels of oil in Abidjan?
  • The Ivorian Society of Refinage in Abidjan. Energy group Eni have discovered up to 2bn barrels of oil off the country’s coast © Legnan Koula/EPA Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
  • How many oilfields are there in Côte d’Ivoire?
  • Offshore oil was first discovered in the West African country in 1977, with the bulk of the oil and gas wells later drilled in shallow marine areas. The latest find is the first deep water commercial discovery in more than 20 years. To date, Côte d’Ivoire has identified 51 oilfields with four in production and 26 in exploration.