NNPC Kaduna Refinery — Nigeria
Refinery in Nigeria. Approximate location 10.41159, 7.49065.
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NNPC Kaduna Refinery is a refinery in Nigeria. Its listed capacity is 110,000 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by NNPC Ltd. By capacity it ranks #4 among 9 oil refineries in Nigeria.
Facility identity, coordinates and modelled CO2: Climate TRACE v6, id ct-3144041. Cited capacity and operating status are independently sourced below.
Capacity and operating-status verification
110,000 bpd design capacity; remained shut in the February 2026 regulator data
Checked 2026-07-19. Capacity is the cited nameplate, design or commissioned processing capacity, not actual daily throughput. Status is stated separately and reflects the latest source checked; planned expansions are excluded until commissioned. NNPC refinery capacity profile · NMDPRA February 2026 data reported by Channels
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
In context: how this facility compares
At 110,000 BBL per day, NNPC Kaduna Refinery is well above the median refinery in Nigeria (18,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Nigeria
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by NNPC Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
NNPC Kaduna Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.4°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1236 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #4 largest of 9 oil refineries in Nigeria by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Location
Coordinates 10.41159, 7.49065. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is NNPC Kaduna Refinery?
NNPC Kaduna Refinery is a refinery in Nigeria. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for NNPC Kaduna Refinery?
NNPC Kaduna Refinery has a cited capacity of 110,000 BBL per day. 110,000 bpd design capacity; remained shut in the February 2026 regulator data
Where is NNPC Kaduna Refinery located?
NNPC Kaduna Refinery is in Nigeria at approximately 10.41159, 7.49065.
Who operates NNPC Kaduna Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is NNPC Ltd.