The Dangote Refinery said it is seeking crude oil import from Libya and Angola amid a supply challenge in Nigeria.
Dangote Refinery is upbeat its 650,000 barrel-per-day capacity crude processing plant will commence sales to fuel marketers in August.
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN have called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate an investigation into allegations that International Oil Companies are plotting to undermine the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals.
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has accused the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria of actively hindering the Dangote Oil Refinery’s operations.
Major oil companies have lamented the impact of oil theft and pipeline vandalism on the availability of crude for local refineries.
The Dangote refinery in Nigeria has marked a significant milestone by exporting its first jet fuel cargo to Europe.
Nigeria’s 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery will start exporting diesel conforming to European specifications along with gasoline (petrol) sales in June, its Vice President for Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, said at the weekend.
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has announced that Nigeria will no longer need to import gasoline by June thanks to the Dangote Refinery.
Nigeria’s new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that Africa’s largest producer faces in lifting its own oil output.
Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Co. has received all crude oil supplies necessary to begin commercial production of finished products at the recently commissioned 650,000-b/d refining and petrochemical complex in southwestern Nigeria.