Tag: Dangote Refinery

Crisis deepens at Ɗangote Refinery; Naira petrol sales halted as PENGASSAN cuts crude, gas supply

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Dangote Refinery crisis

Nigeria’s energy sector was thrown into fresh uncertainty yesterday as the $20bn Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery faced simultaneous blows: suspension of petrol sales in naira and a union-ordered shutdown of crude oil and gas supplies. In a notice to customers late Friday, Ɗangote Refinery announced it would stop selling petrol in naira from Sunday, September 28, citing depletion of its crude-for-naira allocation. The company explained that it had been selling “in excess” of its allocation under the Federal Executive Council’s policy to stabilise pump prices and reduce dollar demand. Customers with…

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“We reorganised our workforce over staff sabotage” — Ɗangote Refinery denies mass sack

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Ɗangote Refinery denies

The management of Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery has denied reports suggesting a mass sack of its workers, clarifying that the recent reorganisation within its facility was due to repeated cases of sabotage. In a press statement issued yesterday, the refinery explained that the decision was not arbitrary but became necessary to safeguard operations and ensure safety within the facility. “The Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery wishes to clarify recent reports concerning the ongoing reorganisation within its facility. This exercise is not arbitrary. It has become necessary to safeguard the refinery from repeated acts…

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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 Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery for the logistics-free fuel distribution scheme. The Ɗangote 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 Ɗangote’s 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki to participating stations and…

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Ɗangote 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 Ɗangote 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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Ɗangote dares NUPENG to unmask $18bn refinery squanderers

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Ɗangote dares NUPENG

The controversy between the Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), took a new turn on Friday when the Ɗangote Refinery asked the union to expose those behind the reported $18bn spent on government-owned refineries without results. In a statement, Ɗangote 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 Ɗangote 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, Ɗangote 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 Ɗangote 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

Ɗangote refinery, Africa’s largest and owned by Aliko Ɗangote, 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 Ɗangote 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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Ɗangote Refinery

The Ɗangote 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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Ɗangote refinery to end crude imports December

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Dangote to end

The Ɗangote 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 Ɗangote Industries, who…

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