The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos is undergoing enhancements to increase its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 700,000 barrels per day.
The upgrade, intended to increase the facility’s nameplate capacity by an additional 50,000 barrels per day, is anticipated to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.
During a recent tour of the refinery in Lekki, Lagos, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of the Dangote Group, shared insights with both guests and journalists.
Dangote mentioned that the largest single-train refinery may not operate at full capacity this year due to ongoing modifications. However, he is confident that these adjustments will enhance the refinery's performance.
Dangote has stated that as of July 2025, the Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit is functioning at 85% of its maximum capability.
RFCC is a process employed in oil refineries to transform heavy leftover feedstocks into higher-value, lighter products like gasoline, LPG, and diesel.
He said, “Our RFCC is at 85 per cent. We are not up to 100 per cent because there are some modifications that we are doing. It will finish by the end of the year, and we believe we will get to 700,000 bpd, not even 650,000, because all the other components that we have and all the other departments have all (reached 100 per cent). Some are even doing up to 145 per cent. So, we’ve done very well in that area.
“As a company, we bought 10 million barrels of crude this month. So, 10 million barrels this month means that at the capacity we are, it’s about 55 per cent coming from the US.”
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos is undergoing enhancements to increase its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 700,000 barrels per day.
The upgrade, intended to increase the facility’s nameplate capacity by an additional 50,000 barrels per day, is anticipated to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.
During a recent tour of the refinery in Lekki, Lagos, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of the Dangote Group, shared insights with both guests and journalists.
Dangote mentioned that the largest single-train refinery may not operate at full capacity this year due to ongoing modifications. However, he is confident that these adjustments will enhance the refinery's performance.
Dangote has stated that as of July 2025, the Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit is functioning at 85% of its maximum capability.
RFCC is a process employed in oil refineries to transform heavy leftover feedstocks into higher-value, lighter products like gasoline, LPG, and diesel.
He said, “Our RFCC is at 85 per cent. We are not up to 100 per cent because there are some modifications that we are doing. It will finish by the end of the year, and we believe we will get to 700,000 bpd, not even 650,000, because all the other components that we have and all the other departments have all (reached 100 per cent). Some are even doing up to 145 per cent. So, we’ve done very well in that area.
“As a company, we bought 10 million barrels of crude this month. So, 10 million barrels this month means that at the capacity we are, it’s about 55 per cent coming from the US.”
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