Oil refining refinery in Niger. 20 kb/d capacity
Origin: Niger
Site data
- Commodity: Oil refining
- Tier: Tier 2 (03 Resources Map tier rule)
- Status: Producing: Operating; CNPC/WAPCO/SORAZ chiefs expelled Mar 2025
- Operator / ownership: CNPC (China) 60%, Niger 40% (commonly cited)
- Production: 20 kb/d capacity
- Coordinates: 14.1870, 8.8060 (OSM (Agadem–Soraz pipeline end); USGS 14.180,8.785)
Security context
- FPL threatened in Jun 2024 to cut the roads between Agadem and the refinery. Oct 2026: fuel shortages reached Niamey and Niger banned petrol and diesel exports. See Niger oil pipeline attacks (2024-26).
Sources
- China Global South, executives expelled, 15 Mar 2025: https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2025/03/15/niger-expels-three-chinese-oil-executives-reports/
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Relationships
- Chinese interests (PSC context): Chinese private security companies
Media
Zoom D: Agadem block and the Niger–Benin export pipeline (Niger leg).