Extra One Million Barrels Of Crude Supply To Dangote Refinery
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, on Thursday, disclosed that it has received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited.
According to a statement from Dangote on Friday, "The crude oil cargo being the fifth consignment to be delivered to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery facility out of the six million barrels of crude being expected, arrived at the Single Point Mooring (SPM)-C2 Dangote Offshore Oil Terminal on Thursday, and has already been discharged to the refinery’s crude oil tanks.’’
It should be recalled that Dangote Refinery had earlier, received four million barrels of crude.
Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole, had spoken to the newsmen at the Dangote Quay, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos that the Refinery will receive about four million crude oil shipments before the end of 2023 and the remaining two by the early of January 2024.
He said, ‘’Once the 6 million barrels are fully delivered, it will facilitate the initial run of the refinery as well as kick-start the production of diesel, aviation fuel, and LPG before subsequently progressing to the production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)."
This latest development is set to play a significant role in alleviating the fuel supply challenges faced by Nigeria as well as the West African countries.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is designed to meet 100 per cent of Nigeria’s requirement of all refined products, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and aviation jet, and also has a surplus of each of these products for export.
While receiving the first consignment, President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote expressed that, “We are delighted to have reached this significant milestone.
"This is an important achievement for our country as it demonstrates our ability to develop and deliver large capital projects. Our focus over the coming months is to ramp up the refinery to its full capacity. I look forward to the next significant milestone when we deliver the first batch of products to the Nigerian market.”