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INDENI PETROLEUM REFINERY COMPANY LTD
Maybin Hudson Noole
Managing Director
Bwana Mkubwa Industrial Area
PO Box 71869
Ndola
Tel: +260-212-655325/6/7/8
Fax: +260-212-655177
noolehm@indeni.com.zm
The Indeni Petroleum Refinery was constructed as
a joint venture between the government of the Re-
public of Zambia and the Italian government through
ENI, an Italian petrochemical conglomerate. SNAM
PROGETTI, a subsidiary of ENI, carried out con-
struction of the refinery.
The Refinery was designed with an annual process-
ing capacity of 1.1 million metric tonnes and was
commissioned in 1973. The design configuration
was to process a commingled feedstock composed
of crude oil, condensate and finished gas oil in pro-
portions dictated by market demand at the time. The
commingled feedstock is pumped through a pipeline,
owned by Tazama Pipelines, from Dar es Salaam
in Tanzania to the Refinery in Ndola, a distance of
some 1,700 kilometres.
The Refinery configuration is a conventional hy-
droskimmer with a topping unit design capacity of
25,000 BPSD. Kerosene and Naphtha are taken
overhead to a hydrotreater of 9,000 BPSD and then
split into light Naphtha and Kerosene and heavy
naphtha for reformer feed and kerosene for Jet A-1
fuel and illuminating Kerosene production. The cata-
lyst reformer is a medium pressure, semi-regenera-
tive unit with a design capacity of 5,000 BPSD.
The Refinery has a 2,400 BPSD Vacuum Unit and an
Asphalt Blowing Unit of capacity 350 BPSD for the
production of various Bitumen grades. The Refinery
is supported by steam generating equipment, ancil-
lary utilities and a tank farm.
At the beginning of 2002 Agip Petroli sold its share-
holding to Total Outre Mer, a subsidiary of Total. Total
held its shares of Indeni until November 2009 when
its shares where sold to the Zambian government
which then assumed full ownership of Indeni. The
sole shareholder, the Government of the Republic of
Zambia, is now able to determine future changes in
ownership.
The refinery continues to be of strategic national
importance to the country and its economy, provid-
ing a quality and cost effective source of petroleum
products. It retains its niche position as the country’s
sole refiner.
However, moving forward Indeni faces a number of
challenges in order to retain its position and com-
petitiveness. The refinery will need to invest in new
equipment and technology, as well as a new plant
and equipment to help meet future challenges. A
number of key projects have already been identified
that are pivotal to optimizing the refinery’s operating
capacity and to meet market demands for cleaner
fuels.
Indeni Petroleum Refinery envisions itself as con-
tinuing to play a major role in supporting economic
growth in the country by providing high quality prod-
ucts that meet market demand and specifications.
KOBIL ZAMBIA LTD
Jerry K. Thomas
Managing Director
1630 Malambo Rd.
PO Box 320089 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-246646
Fax: +260-211-246644
jerrythomas@kobil.co.am
www.kenolkobil.com
Kobil Zambia Limited engages in the distribution
of petroleum products and lubricants. Kobil started
operations in Zambia when Kenol, a Pan African oil-
marketing company listed on the Nairobi Stock Ex-
change, acquired a 100% interest in Jovenna Zam-
bia in March 2002. The company was then renamed
Kobil Zambia Limited in 2003. Kobil Zambia is one of
the leading oil companies on the market. They have
continued to grow over the years, especially in the
commercial sector. They quickly surpassed expec-
tations in profitability, registering a growth of 200%
over the last five years despite operating in a very
competitive environment. Furthermore, from 2007
to 2010, Kobil Zambia managed to secure several
prestigious commercial contracts included the min-
ing giant Albidon. Kobil offers a full range of fuels,
lubricants, bitumen and car care products.
Kobil Zambia has as a strategic goal to continuously
expand their network of modern service stations. Ko-
bil currently operates 24 stations and aims to open
approximately three to five new stations every year.
Their strategy with regards to the retail segment of
their business revolves around having a footprint
across the entire country as oppose to focusing