Tag: Dangote Refinery

Conoil, Eterna, others join Ɗangote’s free fuel delivery scheme

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Dangote’s fuel delivery

Major Nigerian petroleum marketers, including Conoil PLC and Eterna Plc, have partnered with ÆŠangote Petroleum Refinery for the logistics-free fuel distribution scheme. The ÆŠangote Group announced this in a post on its social media handles on Monday. The collaboration, which also involved players like Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas, aims to slash logistics costs for fuel stations and drive down pump prices for consumers nationwide. The initiative promises seamless, no-cost transport of refined petrol from ÆŠangote’s 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki to participating stations and…

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ÆŠangote Refinery rolls out 4,000 CNG trucks nationwide

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Dangote CNG trucks

…Accuses vested interests of sabotage, promises cheaper, cleaner fuel supply nationwide The ÆŠangote Petroleum Refinery yesterday accused entrenched interests in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector of attempting to sabotage its nationwide rollout of compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks for fuel distribution. The refinery, which formally launched its ₦720 billion fleet of 4,000 CNG trucks for direct delivery of petrol nationwide, said its innovation had drawn sustained pushback from marketers determined to protect their monopoly. “From the outset, certain actors have been intent on undermining our operations, particularly the deployment of…

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ÆŠangote dares NUPENG to unmask $18bn refinery squanderers

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ÆŠangote dares NUPENG

The controversy between the ÆŠangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), took a new turn on Friday when the ÆŠangote Refinery asked the union to expose those behind the reported $18bn spent on government-owned refineries without results. In a statement, ÆŠangote questioned why the refineries in Port-Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna remained comatose despite the colossal expenditure on turnaround maintenance and rehabilitation over the years. From Port Harcourt to Warri and Kaduna, the three refineries owned by the Federal Government remain idle despite repeated…

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NUPENG suspends nationwide strike after agreement with ÆŠangote Group

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NLC strike imminent

A major industrial strike has been suspended, after the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment brokered a deal between the management and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG). The agreement, signed on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, mandates the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Limited to immediately begin the process of unionising its employees. The company has been given a strict two week deadline, from the 9th to the 22nd of September, to complete the process. This resolution comes after NUPENG had issued a formal threat…

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Fuel scarcity looms, as NUPENG, ÆŠangote face-off festers

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Fuel scarcity looms

The stability in the distribution and availability of petroleum products being enjoyed by Nigerians is about to be aborted as a result of the seeming cold war between the management of the ÆŠangote Refinery and one of the umbrella unions of workers in the oil industry, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG). NUPENG, in a statement jointly signed by Comrades Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, President and General Secretary respectively, and issued to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the Union accused the management of Dangote Refinery of…

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Ɗangote Refinery turns to Russian crude, as local oil majors refuse supply  

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Dangote Refinery turns

ÆŠangote refinery, Africa’s largest and owned by Aliko ÆŠangote, is preparing to import Russian crude oil as a last resort after repeated failures to secure feedstock from local oil producers, a development that threatens to entangle Nigeria in the geopolitical crossfire over Western sanctions on Moscow’s energy exports.  The $20 billion ÆŠangote Refinery, which aims to transform Nigeria from an importer to a net exporter of refined petroleum products, has faced months of supply shortfalls as international oil companies operating in Nigeria refuse to prioritise domestic sales. Instead, they continue…

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Ɗangote Refinery deploys over 2,000 CNG trucks for nationwide fuel distribution 

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ÆŠangote Refinery

The ÆŠangote Petroleum Refinery has taken a major step toward transforming Nigeria’s fuel supply chain with the deployment of over 2,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks, as part of its nationwide fuel distribution initiative scheduled to begin on August 15, 2025. Findings show that additional truck deliveries are expected in the coming weeks, as the refinery works toward expanding its fleet to 4,000 CNG-powered vehicles. The trucks will be used to transport petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel directly to end-users across the country. The 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery, located in…

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ÆŠangote refinery to end crude imports December

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Dangote to end

The ÆŠangote oil refinery is planning to end crude importation by December 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg. The refinery is willing to rely fully on Nigerian crude by the end of the year, a move that would replace hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of imported oil. Bloomberg reports that the plant received about half of its crude in June from local producers, who would be able to sell more to the facility as their foreign supply obligations end soon. According to Vice-President at ÆŠangote Industries, who…

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Ɗangote slashes ex-depot petrol price to ₦840/litre

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Dangote slashes petrol price

ÆŠangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price per litre of petrol from ₦880 to ₦840. The downward review of the price of the premium commodity was confirmed in an update provided on Monday by the spokesman for the refinery, Tony Chiejina. Chiejina said the new ex-depot price took effect on Monday, June 30, 2025, about a week after the Lagos-based refinery jacked up the ex-depot price per litre of petrol to ₦880. Filling stations like MRS Oil & Gas, Ardova Plc, Heyden, and others with special agreements with the…

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Fuel: ÆŠangote Refinery bypasses marketers, begins direct supply to major consumers

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Dangote Refinery bypasses

ÆŠangote Refinery has announced a major shift in its fuel distribution strategy, revealing that it will begin supplying premium motor spirit (PMS) and automotive gas oil (diesel) directly to large-scale consumers such as manufacturers, telecommunications companies, the aviation sector, and other heavy users. The 650,000 barrels-per-day facility shared the update via a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday, noting that the new supply initiative will commence on August 15, 2025. This move marks a departure from the traditional reliance on fuel marketers, as the refinery takes full…

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