Sudan Khartoum Refinery Company
The Sudan Khartoum Refinery Company is a petroleum company in Sudan. The company its name is abbreviated to KRC. The company was founded in 1997 and began operations in 2000. KRC is based in Khartoum.
| Type | Joint-stock |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oil refinery |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Zhao Yujun (General Manager) |
| Website | http://www.krcsd.com |
Ownership
The company is 50% owned by the Sudanese government's Ministry of Energy & Mining (MEM) and 50% owned by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)..
Operations
The company operates an oil refinery 70 kilometers north of Khartoum. The capacity of the refinery is 100,000 barrels of oil per day.
Khartoum refineries is also known as alGayley refineries alone was able to fulfill the entire needs of Sudan making it self-sufficient from petroleum by-products. Excess petroleum is exported from Bashair Port on the Red Sea through a pipeline of 1610 km length, making it the longest pipeline in Africa.