Dangote Oil Refining Company has received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.
Gatekeepers News reports that the company confirmed the development in a statement on Friday.
The fifth crude shipment was received on January 4, 2024.
The company said it is preparing to take delivery of its sixth one million barrels of crude oil by next week.
Dangote said the latest shipment is a significant step for the refinery as it is set 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 company said.
Dangote Refinery had earlier received four million barrels of crude in batches.
