Dangote Refinery

Five African presidents join Buhari to commission Dangote refinery today

2 years ago8211 min

President Muhammadu Buhari will commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals alongside counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad in a historic event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape. The Dangote Refinery, founded by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is set to open today, May 22. The petroleum refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), will be built on 2,635 hectares of land in the Dangote Industries Free...

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Dangote Refinery Opens: Nigeria Set to Unlock 103.34m Litres of Daily Refined Products

2 years ago9110 min

Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are anticipating a significant improvement in the nation’s refining sector as the long-awaited Dangote refinery is set to open later this month. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission the oil refinery, putting it into operation for the first time since construction began in 2016. The federal government confirmed the planned start-up of the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery. The company is currently putting the finishing touches on the inauguration, as...