Dangote Refinery Begins Production

Production at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company kicked off on Friday.

The refinery received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited last week.

The 650,000 barrels per day oil processing facility started operations in May 2023.

The initial run will be for the production of diesel and aviation fuel before moving on to petrol output.

Dangote Refinery according to experts, has the capacity to enhance the oil and gas sector of the country, as Nigeria currently imports refined crude for consumption.

Fuel imports and subsidies caused a huge drain on foreign exchange when Nigeria was struggling with dwindling oil revenues and foreign currency shortages.

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