Dangote Refinery (http://www.Dangote.com) seems set to start manufacturing of refined petroleum merchandise with the receipt of the sixth batch of the of barrels of crude equipped by the Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Company Restricted (NNPCL).
The recent a million Agbami barrels of crude by way of MT ALMI SUN is the sixth to finish the scheduled 6 million barrels consignment to be delivered to the Dangote facility wanted to start operations by the world’s largest single-train refinery.
Precisely a month in the past, Dangote Refinery acquired the primary a million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell Worldwide Buying and selling and Transport Firm Restricted (STASCO), one of many largest buying and selling firms in Nigeria in addition to globally, buying and selling over 8 million barrels of crude oil per day.
Since then, Dangote Refinery has been receiving in batches, a million barrels of crude oil with the lastest batch of the 6 million already being discharged on the Single Level Mooring (SPM-C2) on the Dangote Offshore Oil Terminal (DOOT)
Talking in the course of the maiden supply then, Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole instructed newsmen on the Dangote Quay, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos that the Refinery January would acquire all of the 6 million barrels of crude earlier than the tip of January to place the Refinery in good stead to start operation.
Mentioned he “As soon as the 6 million barrels are totally delivered, it’ll facilitate the preliminary run of the refinery in addition to kick-start the manufacturing of diesel, aviation gasoline, and LPG earlier than subsequently progressing to the manufacturing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
This newest growth will play a pivotal function in assuaging the gasoline provide challenges confronted by Nigeria in addition to the West African nations.
Designed for 100% Nigerian crude with the flexibleness to course of different crudes, the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery can course of most African crude grades in addition to Center Japanese Arab Mild and even US Mild tight oil in addition to crude from different nations.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery can meet 100% of Nigeria’s requirement of all refined merchandise, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and aviation jet, and still have surplus of every of those merchandise for export.
The refinery was constructed to take crude by means of its two SPMs situated 25 kilometres from the shore and to discharge petroleum merchandise by means of three separate SPMs. As well as, the refinery has the capability to load 2,900 vehicles a day at its truck loading gantries.
Dangote Refinery has a self-sufficient marine facility with the flexibility to deal with the biggest vessel globally obtainable. As well as, all merchandise from the refinery will conform to Euro V specs.
The refinery is designed to adjust to US EPA, European emission norms, and Division of Petroleum Sources (DPR) emission/effluent norms in addition to African Refiners and Distribution Affiliation (ARDA) requirements.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Dangote Group.
