The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reached its full designed capacity of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), marking what the company describes as a historic milestone and making it the first refinery globally to achieve full nameplate capacity in a single train of that scale.
The refinery said in a statement that the milestone was achieved following the optimisation of its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Motor Spirit (MS) production block, further strengthening steady-state operations at Africa’s largest oil refining facility.
It further stated that as part of the process, the refinery has commenced an intensive 72-hour series of performance test runs in collaboration with its technology licensor, UOP, to validate operational efficiency and confirm that all critical parameters meet global standards.
The statement quoted the Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, David Bird, to have said the seamless integration and strong performance of the CDU and MS Block demonstrate the plant’s advanced engineering and operational resilience.
He added that the remaining processing units will begin their respective performance test runs in Phase 2, scheduled to commence next week.
The refinery also disclosed that it supplied between 45–50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily during the recent festive period. With the CDU and MS Block fully restored, it says it can now comfortably deliver up to 75 million litres of PMS daily to the domestic market as required.
