1. Socio-Economic Benefits
• Provide direct employment to +/- 350 skilled,
semi-skilled and unskilled people, with
employment inter-linkages to over 1000
persons solving other socio-economic
problems.
• Reverse the migration of jobs out of LGA (or
the Niger Delta) by employing would-be
militant youths thereby enhancing security
and prosperity for all.
• Guarantee profitability in a reasonably short
time frame. Installation can be made
operational in 12 months. And have net
positive revenues within 3 years.
• Ensure availability of much needed
petroleum products in the immediate vicinity.
• Be a catalyst for prosperity, industrial growth
and manpower development in the wider
petroleum sector.
• Foster cooperation between industry and
communities, as all stakeholders are to be
consulted prior to investment decision, and
able to partake in its establishment and
operation.
• Simple design and operation, laying a good
foundation for training indigenous manpower
in technical and managerial skills required for
more complex projects in the oil and gas
sector.
• Profitability is guaranteed. Expansion can be
financed from within. The local government
can use royalty and tax revenues from this
enterprise to offset educational, health and
social infrastructure project costs.
S E M P E R
19 Beechfield Close, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
United Kingdom, WD6 4NT
www.semper.org
SEMPER® Inc. is a Registered Charity for Socio-
Economic Development with specific expertise in
the Oil & Gas industry. We offer our expertise to
prospective Clients genuinely interested in
achieving social investment and responsibility
goals by establishing a small scale but standard
and licensed crude oil refinery. In this instance
SEMPER® Inc. proposes to establish a Pilot
Scheme to be based close to the Sponsor’s
operational or nominated base in the environs of
its host-communities. Our mantra is: Big things
start small. We hope to grow the enterprise to
meet national demand for refined petroleum
products, and also create jobs, eliminate poverty
and promote population well-being and health
in host communities..
Vision:
To establish a pioneer facility to demonstrate that
micro-scale crude oil refining operations can be
profitable, to enable indigenous participation in
mid-stream oil and gas operations.
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
OF MICRO REFINING
A Micro Refinery Project is a least cost option to
stop crude oil theft, environmental degradation
and militancy, while creating jobs, boost tax
revenues and enhance sustainable development
in the Niger Delta.
This idea is based on the hypothesis … “that the
principal cause of militancy, insurgency and
instability in the Niger Delta is lack of opportunities
for sustainable employment; when this issue is
addressed, a peaceful environment will thrive,
leading to socio-economic improvement”.
“And for he Enterprise to be managed through a
Non-Governmental Organisation”
A Registered Charity For
Socio-Economic Development
SEMPER

2. OV ERV IEW OF MICRO REFINING
Crude oil refining is capital intensive. The refining industry can be classified into three distinct zones,
defined by the size, complexity and start-up cost of the refinery, as below:
Maxi - large capacity, huge cost; Mini - medium capacity, high cost; Micro - small capacity (less
than 5000 barrels/day), low start-up cost, simple operations, quick installation, profitable
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: 350+ JOBS
Engage over 50 skilled and 300 semi-skilled and unskilled
persons directly and indirectly in its operations. Employees
pay taxes, which will contribute to social infrastructure
improvement. Development inter-linkages include
education, health and transportation, and improved local
governance. Manpower engaged and trained by its
operations is a bonus for Sponsor as a pool for later
AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS: 42 M LITRES PA
A 1000 barrels per day Micro Refinery will produce a
combined 42 million litres of Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene and
HPFO per annum, making these basic products available
in the locality. The net cost of delivery to consumers is
reduced as importation is eliminated; Sponsor gets first
option of products supply, and saves on contracts, while
supporting social infrastructure.
PROFITABLE: $22.8 M NET REVENUE IN 5 YEARS
An initial investment of $10 million pays out in a relatively
short time. Expansion, can be financed from within.
Economic indicators are favourable and sustainable. If
financed by loan, the principal amount can be amortised
in 3 years post start-up, with a net revenue of S75 million in
ten years, even at today’s high interest rates and
regulated petroleum products prices.
Discourage Illegal refining Environmental degradation
Basic Refinery model Basic Refinery model
Positive cashflow in 3rd year Restore Environment
A Development ‘Game-Changer’
The aim is to quell restiveness in the Niger Delta
through sustainable investment in crude oil
processing facilities; making the basic petroleum
products available in a sustainable way. By
adding value to the abundant crude oil resource,
we will provide employment, encourage enterprise
and re-orient societal values from expectancy in
government ‘hand-outs’ to participation in
contributing to social infrastructure through taxes
from earnings. Government does not need to
invest more in infrastructure – there are enough
roads, bridges, etc. while their sustenance is
lacking. Future investment should be directed at
sustainable wealth creation. From these ‘simple
grass-roots industries’ other inter-linkages -
investment in primary education and healthcare,
and full exploitation of water-borne transportation
– are to be explored. Ultimately the region will
have better educated, healthy and enterprising
populace, further increasing production capacity
and lay a solid foundation for genuine
development.
A Micro Refinery will be the catalyst for sustainable
socio-economic development