Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with 650,000 barrels per day,
has commenced the production of refined petroleum products.
The largest single-train refinery in the world is located in
Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos.
It commenced production on Friday.
The development comes after the refinery received the final
6th batch of one million barrels of crude oil required by the plant for its
initial operations.
The company announced its readiness to kickstart production.
Recall that a month ago, the Dangote refinery received the
first one million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell International
Trading and Shipping Company Limited, one of the largest trading companies in
Nigeria, as well as globally, trading in over eight million barrels of crude
oil per day.
Since then, the Dangote refinery has received the crude oil
in batches, and the 6th batch of one million barrels of Agbami crude was
discharged on Monday at the Single Point Mooring at the Dangote Offshore Oil
Terminal.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations,
Akin Omole, had told journalists at the Dangote Quay, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, that
the refinery would be in good stead to commence operation once the six million
barrels of crude had been delivered.
Omole said, “Once the six million barrels are fully
delivered, it will facilitate the initial run of the refinery as well as
kickstart the production of diesel, aviation fuel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas
before subsequently progressing to the production of Premium Motor Spirit.
This latest development will play a pivotal role in
alleviating the fuel supply challenges faced by Nigeria and the West African
countries.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, if operational, can meet 100 per
cent of Nigeria’s requirement of all refined products, gasoline, diesel,
kerosene, and aviation jet, and has a surplus of each of these products for
export, according to the company.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his New Year broadcast to
Nigerians, hinted that the Port Harcourt and Dangote refineries are expected to
kickstart operations in January 2024.
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