JUST IN: Dangote Refinery Seeks Crude Oil Imports from Libya, Angola

The Dangote Refinery is actively pursuing crude oil imports from Libya and Angola to address ongoing supply challenges in Nigeria.

Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Dangote Industry Limited, disclosed this in an interview with Reuters on Sunday.

Edwin noted that, besides Libya and Angola, the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery is exploring opportunities to procure crude oil from other African countries to boost its production capacity.

“We are talking to Libya about importing crude. We will talk to Angola as well and some other countries in Africa,” Edwin told Reuters.

This development follows the firm’s previous efforts to secure crude oil from the United States and Brazil.

Recently, the Dangote Refinery has been in the spotlight in Nigerian media after Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, criticized the quality of its products as substandard. This statement has sparked widespread public reaction.

In response, Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, refuted Ahmed’s claims and called for an independent test to verify the refinery’s product quality.