{"id":92424,"date":"2026-04-25T13:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenya-proposes-refinery-for-regional-oil-processing"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:40:46","slug":"kenya-proposes-refinery-for-regional-oil-processing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenya-proposes-refinery-for-regional-oil-processing","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Proposes Refinery for Regional Oil Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The President of Kenya has said a proposed refinery would process crude oil from across the region, including South Sudan with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote expressing readiness to fund the project.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a regional infrastructure financing conference in Nairobi this week attended by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, William Ruto said the refinery, to be built in Tanga, is intended to benefit all participating countries by integrating their oil resources into a single processing hub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are discussing that we are going to have a joint refinery in Tanga to benefit all of us,\u201d he said. \u201cThat refinery is going to take on board the oil from DRC, the oil from Kenya, the oil from South Sudan, the oil from Uganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruto added that the project would involve constructing a short pipeline linking Tanga to Mombasa, allowing refined products to move through an existing pipeline jointly owned by Kenya and Uganda. \u201cSo all our assets become profitable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is seen as significant for South Sudan, which relies heavily on oil exports and faces high transportation and processing costs. A regional refinery could help reduce those costs and improve access to refined petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Aliko Dangote has pledged support for the project, expressing readiness to help finance and deliver it within a set timeline. \u201cIf we agree with the governments here about the refinery, we will lead and we\u2019ll make sure that refinery is built within the next four or five years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The President of Kenya has said a proposed refinery would process crude oil from across the region, including South Sudan with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote expressing readiness to fund the project. 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