Dangote Refinery, on Monday, January 8, announced its readiness to commence production of refined petroleum products as it received the final 6th batch of one million barrels of crude oil required by the plant for its initial operations.
The $20 billion worth of refinery disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
According to the company, fresh one million barrels of crude via MT ALMI SUN was the last cargo to complete the initial scheduled six million barrels consignment to be delivered to the Dangote facility for the commencement of operations by the world’s largest single-train refinery.
The statement read:
“Dangote refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited.”
