Videos surfaced on the internet showing an aerial view of the first shipment of crude reportedly being delivered to the Dangote Refinery.
This first batch of crude feedstock is for Dangote‘s 650,000 b/d.
The development signifies that fuel production at the new $19 billion facility is finally ready to commence after many years of waiting.
It was gathered that on December 6, the OTIS tanker loaded a cargo of 950,000 barrels of Agbami crude, which was discharged at the Dangote refinery terminal on Thursday (yesterday).
The Suezmax tanker, chartered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is the initial supplier of crude for Dangote’s refinery as it begins to ramp up operations.
Despite being officially completed in May, the privately owned refinery has been unable to produce any oil products due to a lack of domestic crude feedstock. However, the NNPC, which holds a 20% stake in the refinery, has recently agreed to provide 6 million barrels of crude oil as feedstock for the refinery in December.
As the buzz and excitement continues among Nigerians, the said shipment to the Dangote Refinery, is featured in a video run exclusively by ARISE NEWS. It highlights the aerial view of the refinery as seen below:
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