The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the importation of aviation into Nigeria from 13,000 barrels per day in 2023 to 5,000bpd in 2024, a report by Energy Intelligence has said.
According to the report, Dangote refinery is supplying the bulk of domestic jet deliveries, less than six months after it began production.
Dangote jet fuel now makes up at least two-thirds of Nigeria’s jet fuel supply and almost half of the fuel used across West Africa, according to Energy Intelligence calculations.
“Nigeria’s jet fuel imports have collapsed from 13,000 b/d last year — when they made up all of the country’s supply — to just 5,000 b/d so far in 2024. Jet imports into West Africa from outside of the region have similarly dropped from 34,500 b/d in 2023 to just 17,900 b/d so far this year. Loading schedules show Dangote jet heading to Benin, Senegal, Togo, the Gambia, and Gabon in the region,” the report stated.
Dangote was said to have shipped 1.1 million tonnes (35,000 b/d) of jet fuel overseas since it began exports in March, according to Kpler tanker tracking.
