Dangote Refinery shifts gasoline supply to the fourth quarter of this year, contrary to the company’s previous announcement of next month.
This is according to a projection by an African energy expert at Standard and Poor’s’ Global Commodities Insights, Kelly Norways.
The Norwegians who made the projection at the S&P podcast titled “Exploring West Africa’s oil product flows in a changing refining landscape” pointed out that the Dangote refinery will significantly reduce energy imports across the West African sub-region, putting the figure for petrol at as much as 290,000 barrels daily from 2024 and 2026.
In reality, there’s ongoing debate about the actual timeline for scaling up production. Despite Dangote’s assertive statements about producing gasoline by May, analysts anticipate a more realistic timeframe closer to the fourth quarter of this year.
