Nigeria’s Dangote refinery set to import US crude oil
Dangote refinery is gearing up to bring in crude from the US in the next few months.
A few weeks ago, the Dangote oil refinery commenced the production of diesel and aviation fuel after facing years of construction delays at the $20 billion facility.
The refinery is obtaining domestic crude through a supply agreement with the trading arm of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Co.
The first crude delivery to the facility took place on December 12, 2023, and the sixth cargo was successfully delivered on January 8, 2024.
The first cargo that arrived at the plant was Nigeria’s Agbami crude, sold by a trading unit of Shell Plc. This was followed by more Nigerian barrels including the nation’s Amenam, Bonny Light and CJ Blend streams.
In addition to processing domestic feedstock, the new giant plant is designed to handle other African crudes, as well as supply from further afield, including the US and Saudi Arabia, according to statements from the Dangote Group earlier this month.
The refinery is expected to commence gasoline production by March, as reported by the The Guardian over the weekend, quoting Dangote himself.
The refinery is expected to generate 27 million litres of diesel, 11 million litres of kerosene, and 9 million litres of jet fuel.