However, it is only since 2011 with the opening of the Agadem oilfield and the Soraz refinery near Zinder that petroleum is being produced in Niger. The oil and gas extracted from the Agadem field are processed at the Soraz refinery. The refined products (gasoline, diesel and liquified natural gas) are primarily for domestic consumption.
When did Niger start producing oil?
The beginning of oil production in Niger in 2011 was accompanied by the construction of a refinery near Zinder (Société de raffinage de Zinder, commonly known as Soraz). The total petroleum refining capacity is 20,000 barrels per day.
Will Niger’s oil pipeline increase oil production?
An export pipeline connecting Niger to the Atlantic Ocean through Benin is supposed to increase oil production from 20,000 barrels per day (refined at Soraz) to 110,000 barrels per day. The additional 90,000 barrels per day are destined for export. A test Oil well in the Ténéré desert in January 2008.
Does CNPC own oil in Niger?
CNPC holds the Agadem, Tenere and Bilma blocks. Sonatrach holds the Kafra block, while UK-based Savannah Energy holds two more blocks. As of December 2023, CNPC is only company producing oil in Niger.