Dangote refinery inches closer to the commencement of test run anytime this week following the receipt of a sixth crude oil cargo yesterday, a development that may eventually begin the billowing from the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant into operation following its inauguration last May. The refinery was built at a cost of $19.5 billion by the President, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL),Aliko Dangote.
The commencement of the test run leading to the start of full refining operation, will make Nigeria, which currently imports most of its fuel, self-sufficient and able to export fuel to neighbours in West Africa. Besides, this will potentially transform oil trading in the Atlantic Basin as Nigeria challenges U.S. and European energy companies that for years have powered the cars, trucks and generators in Africa.
