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Dangote's East African Crude Oil Refinery

Planned · Kenya · Last reported Jul 2026

Source: Tanzania Insight

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Planned

A $17 billion crude oil refinery planned for Africa's east coast by Aliko Dangote, intended to replicate his 700,000 barrel per day Nigerian facility. The refinery will be the second largest of its kind on the continent and aims to provide East Africa with a domestic source of refined petroleum products.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Oil and Gas
Location
Lamu, Kenya
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Tanzania Insight

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The project “Dangote's East African Crude Oil Refinery” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Lamu, Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Tanzania Insight.

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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A $17 billion crude oil refinery planned for Africa's east coast by Aliko Dangote, intended to replicate his 700,000 barrel per day Nigerian facility. The refinery will be the second largest of its kind on the continent and aims to provide East Africa with a domestic source of refined petroleum products.

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Energy

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Location

Country

Kenya

City

Lamu

Source

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Tanzania Insight

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Sector

Oil and Gas

Article published date

2026-07-18

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