We Built Our Refinery Without Government Incentives- Dangote

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that the Dangote Refinery was constructed without any government incentives.

Dangote made this known on Tuesday during his keynote address at the Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria, CORAN, Summit in Lagos.

The Summit has the theme, “Making Nigeria a Net Exporter of Petroleum Products.”

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Represented by Mr Ahmed Mansur of Dangote Group, the CEO said that there was need for investor incentives to realise country’s vision of becoming a refining hub, stressing that the importance of ensuring sufficient feedstock availability, while calling for an end to mortgaging crude oil.

He also called for prioritising the implementation of domestic crude supply obligations and expanding crude oil production capacity to meet the demands of new refining facilities.

Dangote commended the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, highlighting the government’s active steps to accelerate International Oil Companies (IOC) divestments and other initiatives.

Despite being Africa’s largest crude oil producer, Dangote said that Nigeria had long relied on imports to meet its refined petroleum product needs.

 

“It is unfortunate that while countries like Norway are investing oil proceeds into a future fund, we in Africa are spending our future earnings.

“Nigeria is poised to transition from a “net importer” to a “net exporter” of refined products, positioning itself as a significant player in global downstream trade.

“This impending transformation is indicative of our progress as an industry and as a nation. We owe a debt of gratitude to President Tinubu for his unwavering support throughout this journey,” Dangote said.

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Dangote also addressed the opportunities in Africa, noting that the continent imports about three million barrels of petroleum products daily, with half of that coming from coastal countries.

He highlighted that these countries produce over 3.4 million barrels of crude oil daily, with imports primarily sourced from Europe, Russia and other regions.

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