of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),
Zaria, has made history
-The students of the department built a
refinery with a capacity to process one
barrel of crude oil per day
– The refinery would be used mainly for
the training of students
The department of chemical engineering of
the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria,
has built a refinery with a capacity to
process one barrel of crude oil per day.
The refinery built by ABU Chemical
Engineering students. Photo credit: Daily
Trust
However, the refinery would be used
mainly for the training of the students,
team leader of the project, Professor
Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Dabo told Daily
Trust.
Dabo however stated that the department
had the manpower to build a refinery that
would be bigger than that of Kaduna if it
had government support.Niger
Republic to supply crude oil to Kaduna
refinery
His words: “The initial idea was to
construct a 1,000 barrel-capacity refinery,
but lack of funding limited us to this one,
where we would now be refining one barrel
per day.
“Only the controls were sourced from
Hong Kong. No expatriate was hired from
abroad. All those that were engaged in
this project are Nigerians.
“Therefore, this mini refinery is a product
of Nigerian brains. If government can
come in, we have the ability to do
wonderful things, not only refinery.
“This is our training and it is what our
department is meant for,” he said.
According to Dabo, the project which cost
N20million had more than 80 per cent of
the materials used for the construction
sourced locally.
He further stated that the idea of the mini
refinery was conceived about 15 years
back, but work commenced fully in the
year 2011.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has reached a
$5billion settlement with international oil
companies after a protracted dispute.
The money will however be paid in the
form of barrels of new crude production
over the next five years.
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