Dangote Refinery gets first one million barrels of crude shipment

 One million barrels of Agbami Crude grade have been purchased by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant from STASCO, a subsidiary of Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited.

This is focused on at expanding Nigeria's homegrown refining limit and accomplishing energy security (independence).

In a proclamation got by Vanguard, Dangote Processing plant expressed: " The STASCO freight contained 1,000,000 barrels from Agbami and cruised to Dangote Processing plant's Single Point Securing (SPM) where it was released into the treatment facility's raw petroleum tanks.

"The lady 1,000,000 barrels, which address the principal period of the 6 million barrels of unrefined petroleum to be provided to Dangote Petrol Processing plant by a scope of providers, ought to support the underlying 350,000 barrels each day to be handled by the office.

"In two to three weeks, the NNPC will supply the next four cargoes, and ExxonMobil will supply the final six cargoes.

"This supply will work with the underlying run of the processing plant as well as launch the development of diesel, flying fuel, and LPG before consequently advancing to the creation of Premium Engine Soul (PMS).

"This most recent improvement will assume a urgent part in lightening the fuel supply difficulties looked by Nigeria as well as the West African nations."

The Treatment facility additionally expressed: " Intended for 100 percent Nigerian unrefined with the adaptability to handle different crudes, the 650,000 barrels each day Dangote Oil Treatment facility can deal with most African rough grades as well as Center Eastern Middle Easterner Light and even US Light close oil as well as unrefined from different nations.

"Dangote Oil Processing plant can meet 100 percent of the Nigeria's necessity of all refined items, fuel, diesel, lamp oil, and flight stream, and furthermore have overflow of every one of these items for trade.