Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote turns to exports as Nigeria's petrol imports triple
Nigeria's gasoline imports tripled in June as Aliko Dangote's refinery cut domestic supply to sell abroad and earn the dollars it needs to buy crude.
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Nigeria's gasoline imports tripled in June as Aliko Dangote's refinery cut domestic supply to sell abroad and earn the dollars it needs to buy crude.
Aliko Dangote's refinery is operating at roughly half throughput after an equipment fault, pushing product exports to their lowest level in three months.
Aliko Dangote has raised $2.5 billion in a private placement ahead of his Nigerian refinery's IPO, set to become the largest in African history.
Greenpeace Africa has called for a halt to Aliko Dangote's $17 billion Lamu oil refinery, warning it threatens one of East Africa's fragile ecosystems.
Aliko Dangote has pledged $2 billion to build a 250-megawatt solar plant and a fuel storage terminal in The Gambia, President Barrow said.
Aliko Dangote has selected Lamu for a $17 billion, 700,000-barrel-a-day refinery, with soil tests and engineering work already under way.
Aliko Dangote's refinery shipped about 466,000 tonnes of jet fuel to Europe in June, overtaking the United States as the region's top supplier.
The Republic of Congo's national oil company has begun talks with Aliko Dangote's Lagos refinery on a strategic partnership to secure refined petroleum products.
Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans for a 2,000-megawatt coal power plant, a urea fertiliser complex and new port infrastructure in Tanzania after meeting President Samia Suluhu.
Tanzania has directed government ministries to begin technical discussions with Aliko Dangote on investments in fertiliser production, energy and transport infrastructure after President Samia's meeting with Africa's richest man.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has purchased its first two UAE crude oil cargoes, marking a historic shift in the refinery's feedstock sourcing strategy amid persistent Nigerian crude supply constraints.
Aliko Dangote has signed a major equipment deal with Chinese machinery manufacturer XCMG to double the Dangote Petroleum Refinery's capacity to 1.3 million barrels per day by 2029.
Nigeria's SEC has banned marketing of a purported Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO, warning no application has been filed with or approved by the regulator.
Aliko Dangote has pushed back on Forbes' estimate of his net worth, saying his oil refinery alone is worth more than $40 billion.
Africa Finance Corporation has signed a $600 million loan with Dangote Group to triple fertiliser production capacity in Nigeria and build a new plant in Ethiopia.
Dangote Refinery is ramping up purchases of Nigerian crude as the Iran war reduces overseas demand for West African grades and lifts Nigerian crude premiums.