Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has advanced talks with the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) on a strategic partnership to supply refined petroleum products to the Republic of the Congo, in a move aimed at expanding its regional footprint.
The talks followed a visit by an SNPC delegation to the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos, led by the Congo state oil company’s Managing Director, Mr Maixent Raoul Ominga.
During the visit, Mr Ominga described the refinery as one of Africa’s most significant industrial achievements and said the Congolese national oil company was interested in building a long-term partnership with Dangote.
According to Mr Ominga, discussions centred on opportunities for collaboration in crude refining, petroleum products supply, energy security, industrial development and technical knowledge exchange. He noted that although the Republic of the Congo has its own refining capacity, working with Dangote would strengthen fuel supply, improve value creation and deepen cooperation between the two organisations.
The SNPC chief also praised the Dangote Group for demonstrating that African companies can finance, build and operate world-class industrial infrastructure.
He further commended the group’s investments in Congo’s cement industry, saying they have expanded local production capacity and improved the availability of construction materials.
On his part, the chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Africa’s industrialisation agenda through regional partnerships and value addition.
“We are for Africa, not just Nigeria. Tell us what you need, and we will see how we can work together,” Mr Dangote said.
He added that the Dangote Refinery has established a new benchmark for fuel quality on the continent by producing petroleum products that meet international specifications, while helping African countries reduce dependence on imported refined fuels from outside the continent.
Group Vice President, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Devakumar Edwin, outlined the company’s long-term expansion strategy, revealing plans to increase its total refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day. The expansion will comprise 1.4 million barrels per day in Nigeria and a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya to serve East African markets.
Mr Edwin also disclosed that the Dangote Group plans to invest an additional $46 billion between 2026 and 2028 across its refining, cement and fertiliser businesses as part of its broader strategy to accelerate industrialisation across Africa.
