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Africa's Largest Refinery in Nigeria Sends First Ever Jet Fuel Cargo to Europe

© AP Photo / Sunday AlambaOil installations at the Dangote refinery during the opening ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, May 22, 2023.
Oil installations at the Dangote refinery during the opening ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, May 22, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.06.2024
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Dangote has previously shipped six kerosene and jet fuel shipments to Senegal, Togo, and Ghana. The oil refinery business is also planning to ship its first gasoline shipments.
Nigeria's largest oil refinery Dangote Refinery has commenced the export of jet fuel to Europe in an effort to expand the continental oil market, Nigerian media reported.
British Petroleum is transporting a total of 45,000 tonnes of jet fuel from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, onboard the vessel Doric Breeze, according to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights cited by local media.
The $20 billion Dangote Refinery, officially inaugurated in May 2023, aims to produce refined oil for the global market.
The world's largest single-train oil refinery was sponsored by Aliko Dangote, the Africa's richest man, according to Forbes. The refinery has the capacity to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day and is expected to reduce Nigeria's reliance on costly fuel imports.
Aliko Dangote, Africa's wealthiest man, attends the opening ceremony of Africa's biggest oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, May 22, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 19.05.2024
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