Dangote Refinery Announces When It Will Complete Its Petrol Unit Maintenance
- Dangote Refinery expects to finish maintenance work on its main petrol unit by mid-August, with full operations resuming before August 18
- Petrol sales, which were paused for a week, have restarted, and loading of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel continues alongside new crude deliveries
- The refinery holds about two weeks of fuel reserves and has dismissed reports of a planned 40-day shutdown in December
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Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has revealed that the company expects to complete work on its main petrol unit by mid-August.
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Speaking to Platts, a division of S&P Global Commodity Insights, Edwin explained that operations were temporarily paused for short-term maintenance, prompting the refinery to halt petrol deliveries earlier this month.
On August 1, the facility advised marketers to stop payments for fuel loading, but sales resumed after a week, according to Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) President, Abubakar Garima.
Another Dangote source told Platts that loading of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel is ongoing alongside new crude supplies.
Edwin described the work as routine preventive maintenance, stressing that the unit will be fully operational before August 18.
Edwin said:
“This is just part of regular maintenance activity. We do predictive maintenance, preventative maintenance and routine maintenance.”
He dismissed reports of a planned 40-day shutdown in December, noting that Nigeria’s petrol demand peaks toward year-end.
Legit.ng recently reported that David Bird was appointed CEO of the refinery to lead its production increase, port upgrades, and storage expansions in Namibia and beyond.
The founder and chairman of Dangote Industries Limited had also resigned from his chairmanship of his cement and sugar subsidiary to concentrate on the refinery.
Dangote Refinery refutes shutdown rumours
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed rumours of a shutdown, affirming that it continues to supply up to 40 million litres of petrol daily.
In a statement issued by its Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, the company stressed that truck loading and production activities remain fully operational.
According to the refinery, recent reports suggesting an operational halt are unfounded, and the ongoing sale of Residual Catalytic Oil is simply part of routine commercial activities, which sometimes involve large-scale transactions such as fuel oil tenders.
Management further noted that, alongside petrol, regular deliveries of diesel are also being maintained without disruption.
Source: UGC
Dangote Refinery raises petrol ex-depot price
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Dangote Refinery has raised its petrol ex-depot price by nearly 7% following a rise in global crude oil prices, which climbed to about $73 per barrel as of Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
The refinery is said to have paused petrol sales on Thursday, July 31, 2025, ahead of the price adjustment, a move that triggered immediate reactions from other depot operators.
Figures from Petroleumpriceng, a petroleum product monitoring platform, indicate that the refinery’s ex-depot price increased from N825 per litre to N865.
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