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Nigeria's huge Dangote oil refinery delayed until end of 2020

Dangote Oil Refinery
A view shows part of Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, August, 7, 2019 [Photo, Reuters]

Africa’s largest oil refinery will not be finished until the end of 2020 due to problems importing steel and other equipment, executives at Dangote, which is building the facility in the Nigerian commercial hub of Lagos, told Reuters.

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, imports virtually all its fuel due to sclerotic and underutilised refineries, and even the state oil company is looking to the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Dangote refinery to help address this.

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