Dangote Petroleum Refinery has began producing diesel and jet gasoline.
Nevertheless, the refinery has but to provide Petroleum Motor Spirit, also called gasoline.
The Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, had confirmed the graduation of operations to our correspondent late on Friday.
In an announcement within the early hours of Saturday, the Dangote Group clarified that it “has commenced manufacturing of diesel and jet gasoline.”
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, “delightedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his help and encouragement within the realization of this challenge.”
He was additionally mentioned to have thanked the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and Nigerians for his or her help and perception in what he referred to as the historic challenge.
“We thank President Bola Tinubu for his help and for making our dream come true. This manufacturing, as we see it right this moment, wouldn’t have been potential with out his visionary management and fast consideration to element.
“It is a huge day for Nigeria. We’re happy to have achieved this necessary milestone. This is a vital achievement for our nation, because it demonstrates our means to develop and implement main funding initiatives. It is a sport changer for our nation,” Dangote mentioned.
Likewise, he appreciated the group's bankers and financiers, each native and offshore; whereas thanking the Lagos State Authorities led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the host communities and their conventional leaders.
The assertion on the Dangote Group
“The refinery's merchandise will meet Euro V specs. The refinery design complies with World Financial institution, U.S. EPA, European emissions requirements and DPR emissions/effluent requirements.”
It was beforehand reported that the Dangote Petroleum refinery would begin producing autogas oil, also called diesel, and JetA1 or jet gasoline in January 2024, whereas gasoline manufacturing was delayed by the supply of crude oil in installments.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Undertaking, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Restricted, is a 650,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery situated within the Dangote Industries Free Zone, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with a capability to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, covers an space of about 2,635 hectares and is situated within the Lekki Free Commerce Zone in Lagos.
To this point, the power has acquired six shipments of 1 million barrels of crude oil every.
Nigerians are hopeful that the refinery will carry a few discount within the worth of petroleum merchandise.
