The Dangote Oil Refinery is finally set to commence fuel
production as the first crude shipment arrives at the facility today, December
7, 2023.
This was confirmed in a report by S&P Global, which
stated that the OTIS tanker, carrying 950,000 barrels of Nigeria’s Agbami
crude, set sail on December 6.
S&P Global added that the tanker is currently en route
to Lekki, Lagos State, which is the nearest land port to Dangote’s offshore
crude receiving terminal.
It pointed out that the arrival of the first crude shipment
at the mammoth $19 billion Dangote refinery marks a significant milestone for
Nigeria’s oil industry.
“The tanker is expected to arrive on December 7 around 8
p.m.; this shipment marks the initiation of crude supplies for the refinery’s
operations,” the report reads.
According to a West African oil trader familiar with the
matter, as quoted by S&P Global, the Suezmax tanker, chartered by the
state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), symbolises the
initial crude supply to Dangote’s state-of-the-art refinery even as the
magnificent edifice is set to begin fuel production.
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