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Nigeria Refinery Aims to Be World's Biggest with Expansion

Expansion aims to surpass current largest refinery with 1.4 million barrels daily, creating 65,000 jobs and upgrading fuels to Euro 6 standards, Dangote said.

  • The Dangote refinery in Nigeria is expanding to double its production from 650,000 to 1.4 million barrels per day, aiming to be the world's largest refinery.
  • This expansion will surpass India's Jamnagar Refinery, making it the largest globally.
  • The refinery's expansion reflects confidence in Nigeria's future and Africa's potential, according to Dangote.
  • The refinery faced monopoly fears, but it denied the allegations.
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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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