Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken delivery of the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL)
A statement from the organisation yesterday said the fifth crude supply was received and discharged into the refinery’s crude oil tanks on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
‘This latest development is a significant step for the refinery as it is preparing to begin operations.
“The crude oil cargo being the fifth consignment to be delivered to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery facility out of the six million barrels of crude being expected, arrived at the Single Point Mooring (SPM)-C2 Dangote Offshore Oil Terminal on Thursday, and has already been discharged to the refinery’s crude oil tanks,” the statement said.
Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole said that the Refinery will receive about four million crude oil shipments before the end of 2023 and the remaining two by early January 2024.
He said the crude supply would put the Refinery in good stead to commence operations.