…First Refinery In The World to Attain This Feat
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has achieved a serious operational milestone with the complete restoration and optimisation of its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Motor Spirit (MS) manufacturing block. Both models at the moment are working at optimum efficiency, additional strengthening the regular‑state operations of Africa’s largest oil refining facility.
Following a scheduled upkeep train on the CDU and MS Block, the refinery has commenced an intensive 72‑hour collection of efficiency check runs in collaboration with licensor UOP. These checks are designed to validate operational effectivity and ensure that every one important parameters meet world requirements.
Chief Executive Officer, David Bird, famous that the seamless integration and powerful efficiency of the models display the refinery’s superior engineering and strong operational capabilities.
“Our groups have demonstrated distinctive precision and experience in stabilising each the CDU and MS Block, and we’re happy to see them performing at optimum effectivity. This efficiency testing section permits us to validate your entire plant beneath actual working circumstances. We are assured that the refinery stays firmly on observe to ship constant, world‑class output.
This milestone underscores the energy, reliability, and engineering high quality that outline our operations. We stay dedicated to producing excessive‑high quality refined merchandise that may rework Nigeria’s power panorama, get rid of import dependence, and place the nation as a internet exporter of petroleum merchandise.”
Bird added that the CDU and MS Block, which comprise the naphtha hydrotreater, isomerisation unit, and reformer unit, at the moment are working steadily on the full nameplate capability of 650,000 barrels per day. He additional confirmed that every one remaining processing models will start their respective efficiency check runs in Phase 2, scheduled to start subsequent week.
During the latest festive interval, the refinery equipped between 45–50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) each day. With the CDU and MS Block now totally restored, the refinery is positioned to comfortably ship as much as 75 million litres of PMS to the home market as required.
Expressing appreciation to prospects and Nigerians throughout the nation, Bird reaffirmed the refinery’s unwavering dedication to enhancing Nigeria’s power safety whereas supporting industrial improvement, job creation, and {economic} diversification.
