On May 22, 2023, the Dangote Refinery, located in Lekki, Nigeria, was officially opened by the Dangote Group. It will be the biggest single-train refinery in the world when it reaches full capacity, processing around 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The total cost exceeds $ 19 billion. The refinery’s power plant was declared complete in January of 2023.
On May 22, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari officially opened the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Lagos, making it the biggest single-train refinery in the world.
Politicians, business executives, and diplomats from Nigeria and across the globe all showed up for the occasion.
Dangote Refinery: 14 Remarkable Facts
Fact No.1
The Dangote Refinery has several interesting aspects.
Fact No.2
The Dangote Refinery Plant is a landmark development that would provide $21 billion in annual revenue to Nigeria.
Fact No.3
The refinery occupies an area of approximately 2,635 hectares (seven times the size of Victoria Island) in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lekki, Lagos State.
Fact No.4
When fully functional, it will make available 135,000 permanent jobs in the area.
Fact No.5
Dangote Petroleum Refinery can provide all of Nigeria’s daily demand for petroleum-based products (53 million litres of petrol, 34 million litres of diesel, 10 million litres of kerosene and 2 million litres of aviation jet) and then extra.
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Fact No.6
The 900 KTPA polypropylene plant makes it the largest single-train petroleum refinery in the world at 650,000 barrels per day. It can store 4.742 billion litres of liquid in its 177 tanks as well.
Fact No.7
To meet the rising demand for coarse aggregate, stone column material, stone foundation, stone dust, and material for the breakwater, the biggest granite quarry in the world was constructed. Producing 10 million tonnes per year.
Fact No.8
The Refinery’s 435 MW electricity Plant will be able to supply Ibadan DisCo’s entire electricity need of 860,316 MWh, which would encompass five states: Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara, and Ekiti.
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Fact No.9
Temporary housing units on the site can hold 33,000 residents.
Fact No.10
The marine facility can operate independently and optimise freight. This is the largest order ever placed for a single quantity of 5 SPMs.
Fact No.11
Constructed two additional quays at the port capable of receiving up to Panamax vessels for exporting fertiliser and petrochemicals. There will be a total of 6 quays at the port, one of which will be a Roll-on/Roll-off quay.
Fact No.12
It can handle various crudes, although it was built specifically for Nigerian Crude. Moreover, it was designed to handle a wide range of crudes, from those found in Africa and the Middle East to the light-tight oil produced in the United States.
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Fact No.13
Purchased 332 cranes in order to increase the capacity for equipment installation, since Nigeria’s existing capacity is somewhat limited.
Fact No.14
Dimensional Cargoes can now be delivered to the site with ease thanks to the port that was built and the two quays that were built with a load-bearing capability of 25 tonnes/sq metre. Total tanker loading of 2,900. The 33KL tanker capacity is the basis for this estimate.
Fact No.15
The biggest, second-largest and tenth-largest dredgers in the world were used to dredge 65 million cubic metres of sand to raise the height by 1.5 metres, at a cost of around €300 million, to protect against the anticipated effect of a rise in mean sea level due to global warming.
