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Oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria
Dangote Refinery is owned by the Dangote Group and located in Lekki, Nigeria. The refinery was officially commissioned on May 22, 2023 and began operations in January 2024, processing crude into products like diesel and aviation fuel. The production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), began in September 2024. Originally intended to have a refining capacity of about 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day at full operation, the refinery is the largest single-train refinery in the world with initial investments in excess of $19 billion.
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Residents file case, saying the land set aside for the project is ancestral and that they were not consulted.
The refinery’s development is taking place alongside a legal dispute over land earmarked for the project.
Lamu is preparing for an influx of workers and personnel as construction and related activities gather pace around the major project.