A gas flare has been noticed at the Dangote refinery, indicating that production has commenced.
PUNCH’s report has confirmed that production at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company commenced on Friday.
The refinery received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited last week.
The 650,000 barrels-per-day oil processing facility started operations in May 2023.
It is designed to process crude oil grades from the three continents of Africa, Asia, and America.
The Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole, had told newsmen at the Dangote Quay in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, that an ample supply of crude will enable the refinery to start operating smoothly.
“Once the six 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,” he added.
The refinery, first scheduled to open in 2021, was officially inaugurated by then-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
