• influence of chemical refining process and oil type in Congo
  • influence of chemical refining process and oil type in Congo
  • influence of chemical refining process and oil type in Congo
  • influence of chemical refining process and oil type in Congo
  • Why is refining oil a good idea in the DRC?
  • In addition, refining it locally can generate sustainable socio-economic impacts, given that the high-tech processes produce lighter petroleum products, although it is expensive to procure. Yet, the DRC’s oil and gas reserves are estimated to be around 20 billion barrels in the country’s basins, both onshore and offshore.
  • Does the DRC need a new oil refinery industry?
  • The DRC indeed will have to develop a new oil refinery industry and/or restructuring and upgrading SOCIR in imperative to increase its processing capacity.
  • Can the oil and gas industry integrate in the DRC?
  • It is therefore hopeful and optimistic that the oil and gas industry integration and development in the DRC could cause progressive change and improvement in the business environment.
  • What are the problems affecting the petroleum industry in the DRC?
  • Thus, the real problem affecting the petroleum industry in the DRC is not the characteristics or the physical/chemical appearance of crude produced in the Kongo Central province of the DRC, but the real problem is that the country lacks an upgraded processing infrastructure to refine local crude oil.
  • What is the critical issue of crude oil production in the DRC?
  • The research methodology, findings and recommendations are provided, intending to explain the critical issue of the characteristics of crude oil produced in the Kongo Central province of the DRC as well as crisis related to the disintegration of the national petroleum industry.
  • Are political interferences affecting the development of crude oil in DRC?
  • This paper focuses on issues related to the confusion and misperception over the statistical specifications of crude oil produced in the Kongo Central province of the DRC, as well as the political interferences that are negatively impacting the development of the petroleum industry in the country.