Dangote Refinery to Rely Entirely on Nigerian Crude by End of 2025
The Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil processing facility, will transition to using only Nigerian crude by the end of 2025, according to Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Dangote Industries. The $20 billion refinery—owned by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man—currently processes 650,000 barrels of oil per day. In June 2025, the facility sourced approximately 53% of its crude from Nigerian producers, with the remainder imported from countries such as the United States, Brazil, Angola, Ghana, and
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