Dangote's Kenya Refinery Tests African Industrial Integration

Dangote's Kenya Refinery Tests African Industrial Integration

Dangote Industries has reached an agreement with Kenya to pursue a large oil refinery in Lamu, a project designed to serve markets across East Africa rather than Kenya alone. The proposed facility would process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day, placing it among the region’s largest industrial investments and extending Dangote’s refining...

Journalist Alleges Death Threats Over Dangote's Lamu Refinery Plan

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote plans to build a Ksh2.2 trillion mega oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, designed to process 700,000 barrels of crude per day, and will be East Africa's largest refinery.

Dangote’s Kenya Refinery Redefines African Industrialisation

Dangote Industries is attempting to replicate the industrial model behind its Lagos mega-refinery outside Nigeria. According to sector analysts, its proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya would alter East Africa’s fuel economy while testing whether an African industrial platform can be successfully exported and scaled in another regional market. The proposed refinery in Lamu is the company’s first effort to export the industrial model…