The company is already preparing to welcome the 6th one
million crude oil cargo to the refinery, by next week. This latest development
is a significant step for the refinery as it is preparing to begin operations.
A statement from Dangote on Friday, noted, ‘’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 would be recalled that Dangote Refinery had earlier,
received four million barrels of crude.
Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin
Omole, had then told 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 the crude
supply would put the Refinery in good stead to commence operation.
‘’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),’’ he added.
This latest development will play a pivotal role in
alleviating the fuel supply challenges faced by Nigeria as well as the West
African countries.
Designed for 100 per cent Nigerian crude with the
flexibility to process other crudes, the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote
Petroleum Refinery can process most African crude grades as well as Middle
Eastern Arab Light and even US Light tight oil as well as crude from other
countries.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery can 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.
The refinery was built to take crude through its two SPMs
located 25 kilometres from the shore and to discharge petroleum products
through three separate SPMs. In addition, the refinery can load 2,900 trucks a
day at its truck-loading gantries.
Dangote Refinery has a self-sufficient marine facility with
the ability to handle the largest vessel globally available. In addition, all
products from the refinery will conform to Euro V specifications.
The refinery is designed to comply with US EPA, European
emission norms, and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) emission/effluent
norms as well as African Refiners and Distribution Association (ARDA)
standards.
While receiving the first consignment, President of Dangote
Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote stated: “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.”
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