Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, May 22 commission the 650,000 BPD Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.
The Dangote Group made the announcement via its Twitter handle saying that the refinery will be churning out Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), diesel (AGO), aviation jet fuel and Dual-Purpose Kerosene (DPK), among other refined products.
President Muhammadu Buhari commissions the 650,000 BPD Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Monday 22 May 2023. The event will be streamed live on our Youtube channel(dangotegroup). Join us for this historical moment. #EnergyForAll #AfricaEmpowered #DangoteRefinery pic.twitter.com/ASfrxgd8zr
— Dangote Group (@DangoteGroup) May 20, 2023
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, Sanjay Gupta, stated that “everything in this plant by way of size is the first. It is the largest single-train refinery in the world.”
“Everything in this plant by way of size is the first. It is the largest single-train refinery in the world. There is no single column which can process 650,000 barrels per day anywhere else” – Sanjay Gupta, CEO #DangotePetroleumRefinery#EnergyForAll #AfricaEmpowered pic.twitter.com/LqS7XX81So
— Dangote Group (@DangoteGroup) May 21, 2023
