The Dangote Refinery is an oil refinery owned by Dangote Group that was inaugurated on 22 May 2023 [1] in Lekki, Nigeria. When fully operational, it is expected to have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, making it the largest single-train refinery in the world.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is a 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) integrated refinery located in the Lekki Free Zone of Ibeju Lekki Lagos, Nigeria. It is Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s biggest single-train facility.

4 days ago · In November 2024, Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, urged collaboration with local refineries to meet Nigeria’s daily petrol demand. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recently exported two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia and the world’s largest oil producer.

May 1, 2025 · Nigeria’s government hopes the Dangote refinery, which is Africa’s largest, as well as local plants being revitalized will play a role in boosting that stockpile. After a wave of tensions with government agencies last year, which included the raiding of the Dangote Group’s offices in Lagos by an anti-corruption outfit, the Tinubu ...

Feb 17, 2025 · Aliko Dangote's $23 billion refinery project in Nigeria is reducing fuel imports and reshaping global energy markets, making Nigeria a net exporter of jet fuel. The refinery, Africa’s largest, now processes 500,000 barrels per day and is …

Jan 18, 2024 · After years of delays, Africa’s biggest oil refinery has started processing crude oil. The 650,000 barrel-per-day facility, built from scratch on reclaimed swampland, aims to end Nigeria’s reliance on fuel imports. Owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, the $20bn refinery received its first crude shipment in December 2023.

Feb 10, 2025 · The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery built by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Lagos began processing crude into products, including diesel, naphtha and jet fuel, in January last year and ...

2 days ago · Dangote refinery to compete in the polypropylene market. The oil refinery is poised to enter Nigeria's polypropylene market, estimated at $267.7 million. The refinery aims to stop Nigeria’s dependence on imported polypropylene, a key material for packaging, textile, and automotive manufacturing industries.

Feb 13, 2025 · In a significant milestone, Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery successfully exported two shipments of jet fuel to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and company by market capitalization.

Feb 27, 2025 · The refinery, spearheaded by Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has broken state-owned NNPC’s tight monopoly on refining and products marketing in Nigeria and has structurally shifted Atlantic Basin gasoline balances, pressuring European margins.