Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery has canceled its planned maintenance for June on its 204,000 barrels-per-day gasoline-producing unit, following an unplanned shutdown from April 7 to May 11.
Originally, the refinery had scheduled a 30-day maintenance for its gasoline-producing Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) unit in June. However, the necessary work was completed during the unexpected shutdown, which has now led to the cancellation of the planned maintenance.
Despite reports suggesting the unit was under unplanned repair, Dangote Refinery has pushed back on these claims, clarifying that they are not entirely accurate.
Since starting phased production of diesel, naphtha, jet fuel, and gasoline in January 2024, the refinery’s operations have raised concerns among economists. They predict that the refinery’s output could disrupt the $17 billion annual gasoline trade between Europe and Africa. During the unplanned shutdown, the refinery increased exports of residual products like straight-run fuel oil, while shipments of finished fuels, including jet fuel and gasoil, saw a decline, according to shipping analytics firm Kpler.
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