Dangote Refinery Receives Sixth Crude Shipment – To Start Test Run This Week

On Monday, the Dangote Refinery received its sixth cargo of 1 million barrels of crude oil from the Agbami field in the Niger Delta. This brings the total amount of crude delivered to the plant to 6 million barrels since the first cargo arrived in December.

Gatekeepers News reports that a company official who spoke to Reuters noted that Dangote refinery is set to commence test runs this week.

According to a senior company executive, the next step involves starting the crude distillation unit, a crucial component of the refinery. It is highly likely that this process will commence during the upcoming week.

He said, “Subsequently, we will be continuously buying crude and start commissioning the other departments.

“Saleable products will start coming from the first week itself. But, of course, the volume will be limited and the variety of saleable products will also be limited and it will start building up, as each major department gets commissioned”