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Dangote Refinery Expansion to 1.4 Million Barrels Per Day

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Source: CediRates

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Planned

The Dangote Refinery is planned to be expanded to a production capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. This expansion aims to create up to 95,000 skilled jobs during peak construction and is expected to surpass India's Jamnagar Refinery as the world's largest refinery by capacity. The project will boost Nigeria's fuel security, reduce reliance on imported fuel, and support industrial growth by re

Status
Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CediRates

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The project “Dangote Refinery Expansion to 1.4 Million Barrels Per Day” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CediRates.

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2026-07-22

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The Dangote Refinery is planned to be expanded to a production capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. This expansion aims to create up to 95,000 skilled jobs during peak construction and is expected to surpass India's Jamnagar Refinery as the world's largest refinery by capacity. The project will boost Nigeria's fuel security, reduce reliance on imported fuel, and support industrial growth by relying heavily on local expertise and technology transfer.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

Nigeria

State

Lagos

City

Lagos

Source

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CediRates

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Sector

Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas

Article published date

2026-04-29

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