Cote d'Ivoire Peace Refinery Project

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Summary Information

  • Ownership: Petroci Holdings
  • Website: http://www.cipeacerefinery.com/
  • Wiki Page:
  • Location: Port of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire
  • Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
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  • Budget:

+++ The Project

  • Project Type: Greenfield Refinery
  • Project Summary:
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+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • FCC

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
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+++ Crude Supply

  • The refinery will have a flexible configuration capable of processing all West African crude oils including Angolan, Nigerian and Congolese crudes


+++ Products Produced

  • butane, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and fuel oil (kerosene).


+++ Other Information

  • Initial refinery concept and feasibility study initiation, December, 2006
  • Technical, market and financial feasibility study completed in August, 2007, confirming project viability at 60,000 barrels per day
  • Port of Abidjan selected as the site for the project, September, 2007
  • Site dedicated by His Excellency President Gbagbo, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, in November, 2007
  • Market demands and investor interest allow increased capacity to 100,000 barrels per day, January, 2008
  • Site environmental impact assessment (EIA) underway, February, 2008
  • Major investment secured, April, 2008
  • Initial process flow sheet development underway, June, 2008
  • Initial site master planning activities underway, June, 2008
  • Initiate Front End Engineering Design (FEED) package development, July, 2008


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