Management of Dangote Petrochemical Company has said the refinery would commence commercial operations at the beginning of 2018.
The refinery's launch will make Nigeria self-sufficient in petroleum products refining and enable the country to become a major exporter of such products.
The refinery initially designed to handle 450,000 barrels per day has been expanded to refine 600,000 barrels a day which it comes on stream early 2018.
Madhav Kelkar, senior general manager, Civil/Structural of Dangote Oil Refinery Ltd, said that the entire project construction and engineering would be concluded by 2017.
The refinery will produce gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel/ household kerosene, slurry as raw material for carbon black, as well as 650,000 mtpa of polypropylene.
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