The Federal Government has said it will soon issue a valid operating licence to the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, stated this at the Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on Midstream and Petroleum Host Community Development Trust Regulations.
Ahmed who was represented by the Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, NMDPRA, Ogbugo Ukoha, pointed out that currently, only three refineries have valid licences.
He explained that though it had awarded a pre-commissioning licence to the $20 billion refinery, a fully valid operating licence would be issued to the Dangote refinery soon.
Ahmed also stated that about 15 gas facilities across the country have valid licences while more are undergoing processing.
