President of Dangote Group,
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, elatedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his
support, encouragement, and thoughtful advice towards the actualisation of this
project.
Dangote also thanked the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), the Nigerian
Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Nigerian Midstream and
Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Nigerians for their
support and belief in the historic project.
“We thank President Bola Tinubu for his
support and for making our dream come true. This production, as witnessed
today, would not have been possible without his visionary leadership and prompt
attention to detail. His intervention at various stages cleared all impediments
thereby accelerating the actualisation of the project. We also thank the NNPC, NUPRC, and
NMDPRA for their support. These
organisations have been our dependable partners in this historic journey. We
also thank Nigerians for their belief and support in this project. We have
started the production of diesel and aviation fuel, and the products will be in
the market within this month once we receive regulatory approvals.”
“This is a big day for
Nigeria. We are delighted to have reached this significant milestone. This is
an important achievement for our country as it demonstrates our ability to
develop and deliver large capital projects. This is a game changer for our
country, and I am very fulfilled with the actualisation of this project.”
The refinery has so far
received six million barrels of crude oil at its two SPMs located 25 kilometres
from the shore. The first crude delivery was done on December 12, 2023, and the
6th cargo was delivered on January 8, 2024.
The Refinery can load 2,900
trucks a day at its truck-loading gantries. The products from the Refinery will
conform to Euro V specifications. The refinery design complies with the World
Bank, US EPA, European emission norms, and Department of Petroleum Resources
(DPR) emission/effluent norms, employing state-of-the-art technology.
“I must extend our sincere
appreciation to our bankers and financiers, both local and offshore, who
demonstrated a great deal of patience, in seeing us through many difficult
times. In the same vein, we thank the Government of Lagos State, under the
leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has been incredibly proactive in ensuring
that the many challenges we encountered in the course of executing this project
were quickly resolved. I thank him
immensely."
“I also sincerely thank our
host communities and their Traditional leaders for their sustained patience,
forbearance, and admirable willingness to work with us to find amicable and
win-win resolutions to the many issues we have had to deal with as the
construction of this huge facility progressed. Our staff have also contributed
so immensely to the success of this project. I thank them profusely.”
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