Ghana, others to import fuel from Dangote’s refinery

Ahead of the completion of the Dangote Oil Refinery , petroleum importing African
nations and bulk oil distributors based in Ghana have expressed eagerness to
patronise the Nigerian plant when production starts .
The oil buyers said arrangements had been put in place to import petroleum
products from the world ’ s largest single- train refinery , situated in Lekki , Lagos
State and owned by the foremost industrialist , Aliko Dangote.
Hints of the eager expectation
and hopes on the Dangote
Refinery were revealed at this
year ’ s Ghanaian International
Petroleum Conference ( Ghipcon
2018 ) , which held in Accra ,
Ghana , according to a statement
by the Dangote Group on
Monday .
Participants at the conference
as well as oil distributors and
marketers from various
countries were eager to know
how they could key in for
supplies from the 650 , 000 -
barrel - per - day refinery , according to the statement .
The Ghanaian government expressed the view that dealing with Dangote refinery
for petroleum import would be a better business for African nations than
depending on the international market for the supply of refined products , adding
that “ we will rather purchase from the Dangote Refinery due to the proximity of
the refinery to Ghana and other neighbours .”
President of Ghana , Nana Akufo - Addo , who was represented by Vice President
Mahamud Bawumia, said African nations were anxiously waiting for the Dangote
Refinery .
During their visit to the Dangote oil exhibition stand , the Ghanaian Vice President
and Minister of Energy , Boakye Agyarko, were amazed at the size of the project
and expressed satisfaction with the pace of work being done at the refinery as
explained to them by Mr . Babajide Soyode , the Technical Adviser to the President
of Dangote Group on Refinery and Petrochemical Matters , who led the Dangote
Refinery team to the conference .