Dangote refinery’s diesel and JetA1 to hit the market early next year, petrol to be delayed

The Dangote refinery will start the production of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and JetA1 (aviation fuel) in January 2024. However, the production of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol is being delayed by the supply of crude oil in instalments.

This is because the facility requires a minimum of six million barrels of crude oil to kick-start the full production of refined petroleum products including Automotive Gas Oil (diesel), Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), Jet A1 (aviation fuel), and Dual Purpose Kerosene (kerosene).

However, the 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) refinery received its initial crude feedstock of 1 million barrels in the country last week. The remaining five million barrels are expected to arrive at the $20 billion facility in five more instalments.

The highly anticipated Dangote refinery, considered a transformative project for Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, achieved official completion in May. However, it fell short of its scheduled production commencement in August, encountering multiple delays, primarily linked to a scarcity of domestic crude feedstock.

Source: BI