Nigeria’s Dangote refinery ready for testing after receiving more crude oil
Lagos: Dangote of Nigeria oil refinery can start test runs Earlier this week after receiving the sixth raw material On Monday, company officials said, the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant was finally brought to life after years construction delays,
The $20 billion refinery, financed by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, is being built in Lekki, on the outskirts of the commercial capital Lagos.
Nigeria currently imports most of its fuel but Dangote Refinery will make it Self-reliance and able to export fuel For neighbors in West Africa, the move is potentially changing oil trade in the Atlantic Basin as Nigeria challenges US and European energy companies that have been powering cars, trucks and generators in Africa for years.
Dangote’s spokesman said in a statement that the plant received 1 million barrels of oil from the Agbami field in the Niger Delta, bringing the amount of crude oil delivered to 6 million barrels since the first cargo arrived in December.
A senior company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the next step is to start the crude oil distillation unit, a key component of the refinery. The executive said the process would “likely” begin this week.
“After this, we will continue to buy crude and start turning around other portfolios,” the executive said.
“Salable products will start coming in from the first week itself. But, of course, the quantity will be limited and the variety of salable products will also be limited and this will start increasing as each major department becomes operational.”
Experts say the test involves taking different units that make products from gasoline to diesel and making sure they react to the control panel. According to experts, it could take months for refineries to go from testing to producing high-quality fuel at full capacity.
Dangote has said it will start by refining 350,000 bpd and expects to reach full production later this year.
The $20 billion refinery, financed by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, is being built in Lekki, on the outskirts of the commercial capital Lagos.
Nigeria currently imports most of its fuel but Dangote Refinery will make it Self-reliance and able to export fuel For neighbors in West Africa, the move is potentially changing oil trade in the Atlantic Basin as Nigeria challenges US and European energy companies that have been powering cars, trucks and generators in Africa for years.
Dangote’s spokesman said in a statement that the plant received 1 million barrels of oil from the Agbami field in the Niger Delta, bringing the amount of crude oil delivered to 6 million barrels since the first cargo arrived in December.
A senior company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the next step is to start the crude oil distillation unit, a key component of the refinery. The executive said the process would “likely” begin this week.
“After this, we will continue to buy crude and start turning around other portfolios,” the executive said.
“Salable products will start coming in from the first week itself. But, of course, the quantity will be limited and the variety of salable products will also be limited and this will start increasing as each major department becomes operational.”
Experts say the test involves taking different units that make products from gasoline to diesel and making sure they react to the control panel. According to experts, it could take months for refineries to go from testing to producing high-quality fuel at full capacity.
Dangote has said it will start by refining 350,000 bpd and expects to reach full production later this year.
