Dangote Refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit and Motor Spirit (MS) Block Hit 650,000 bpd Capability

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has achieved a significant operational milestone with the complete restoration and optimisation of its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Motor Spirit (MS) manufacturing block. Each items at the moment are working at optimum efficiency, additional strengthening the regular‑state operations of Africa’s largest oil refining facility.

Following a scheduled upkeep train on the CDU and MS Block, the refinery has commenced an intensive 72‑hour collection of efficiency check runs in collaboration with licensor UOP. These assessments are designed to validate operational effectivity and make sure that each one vital parameters meet international requirements.

Chief Government Officer, David Fowl, famous that the seamless integration and robust efficiency of the items display the refinery’s superior engineering and sturdy operational capabilities.

“Our groups have demonstrated distinctive precision and experience in stabilising each the CDU and MS Block, and we’re happy to see them performing at optimum effectivity. This efficiency testing part allows us to validate the whole plant underneath actual working circumstances. We’re assured that the refinery stays firmly on monitor to ship constant, world‑class output.

This milestone underscores the energy, reliability, and engineering high quality that outline our operations. We stay dedicated to producing excessive‑high quality refined merchandise that can rework Nigeria’s power panorama, eradicate import dependence, and place the nation as a web exporter of petroleum merchandise.”

Fowl added that the CDU and MS Block, which comprise the naphtha hydrotreater, isomerisation unit, and reformer unit, at the moment are working steadily on the full nameplate capability of 650,000 barrels per day. He additional confirmed that each one remaining processing items will start their respective efficiency check runs in Part 2, scheduled to begin subsequent week.

Through the latest festive interval, the refinery equipped between 45–50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) each day. With the CDU and MS Block now absolutely restored, the refinery is positioned to comfortably ship as much as 75 million litres of PMS to the home market as required.

Expressing appreciation to prospects and Nigerians throughout the nation, Fowl reaffirmed the refinery’s unwavering dedication to enhancing Nigeria’s power safety whereas supporting industrial improvement, job creation, and financial diversification.