Sogara Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Total, Shell, Aquitane Website: Location: Port Gentil, Gabon Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 21,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A small low complexity refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Catalytic Reformer Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The refinery is designed to use Mandji Crude Oil The crude comes by pipeline from the largest oil production field in Gabon The oil wells are owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Gabonese unit, Total Gabon and London-based Amerada Hess Oil and Gas Ltd Products Produced kerosene, butane, and gasoil and fuel oil Ongoing Projects The refinery is old and the government plans to replace it with a new one See Mandji Island Refinery Project for details Other Information - History 1967 - Refinery operations begin Relevant Links Aquitane acquires 17% stake in Gabonese Refinery Information from Mbendi Sogara Refinery in Gabon Boosted Oil Output by 59% Last Year; Sees Profit