The refinery has doubled down on production since it started
processing crude oil sourced from Oza Oil Field, as it recently placed an order
for 150,000 barrels of crude from operators of the marginal field, Decklar
Resources Inc. and Millenium Oil and Gas Company Limited.
The Chairman of ERPC, Dr. Mike Osime, had said the refinery
at full capacity was expected to meet 18 per cent of local demand for diesel
and earn foreign exchange from its operations, which would boost Edo’s economy.
It was estimated that the facility would rake, “in excess of
$125 million from the export of Naphtha per annum,” according to estimates from
the company, who secured financing from the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led Edo
State Government, which contributed N700m for the commencement of the project.
According to a statement, the funding from the Edo State
Government fast-tracked the kick-off of the project, which would boost productivity
in the state and beef up tax receipts.
The facility with its feedstock can produce 50 per cent of
diesel (500,000 litres), 25 percent of naphtha (300,000 litres), and 20 percent
of Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) (200,000) litres.
Edo Refinery is the first of two refineries operating in Edo
State, with the second being the Duport Refinery, which operates from West
Africa’s first Energy Park, in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the
state.
Meanwhile, Edo State government has met with developmental
partners in the state’s health sector to improve synergy and efficiency in
programme implementation towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and
ensuring a strong and resilient health system to provide quality healthcare to
Edo people.
The Edo State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akoria Obehi,
disclosed this after the health sector partners’ alignment meeting held in
Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The meeting had representatives from the World Health
Organisation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),
the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the
Carter Foundation.
Others are the Challenge Initiative (TCI), MOMENTUM Routine
Immunization Transformation and Equity (MRITE), Red Cross, Society for Family
Health (SFH), Damien Foundation (DF) and health Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) in Edo State, among others.
Reaffirming the government’s commitment to developing a
vibrant, strong and resilient health system to deliver quality healthcare services
to Edo people, Obehi reassured that the Obaseki-led state government would
sustain ongoing reforms and programmes to reposition the state as the medical
hub of the country.
She acknowledged the pains of the development partners who
on some occasions failed to achieve their desired goals despite their financial
and technical investments in the state, noting that coordination and synergy
between the Health Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) and development
partners would need to be strengthened in order to achieve goals and improve
outcomes in the state.
According to her, “The Edo State government through the
state’s Ministry of Health has concluded a stakeholders’ meeting to improve
synergy and efficiency in programme implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
amongst partners working with the health MDAs in Edo State.
“Among other things, the platform was necessary to clarify
and streamline MDA roles in partner-supported programmes and harmonize and
strengthen working relationships within and between partners and MDAs.
“It also afforded the Ministry the opportunity to establish
and strengthen monitoring and evaluation for all partner-supported programmes
and to achieve Annual Operational Plan alignment for 2023.”
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