Dangote Refinery

A 650,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Lagos, NG, operated by Dangote Group. Nelson Complexity 14.

Record

Rated capacity

650,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)

Nelson Complexity Index

14

Status

Operating

Operator

Dangote Group

Parent

Dangote Industries Limited

Supplier graph

bomforge.com/companies/dangote-group

Coordinates

6.4500, 3.5000

What coverage reports

786 days since one was reported

Dangote Group Reacts To Fire Outbreak At Lagos Refinery, Says Facility Still Operational
2024-06-26 · 1 publisher filed it

0 reported in 12 months

2024-092026-08

stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

1. 19 Aug 2026 General Low
   Dangote Refinery secures $1 billion in underwriting ahead of Lagos IPO
   Businessfront · matched lagos
2. 13 Aug 2026 General Low
   Dangote secures USD 2.5 billion private placement led by AFC for Lagos refinery

   Africa Finance Corporation led a group of institutional investors in a USD 2.5 billion private equity placement for Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos.

   Capmad · matched lagos
3. 5 Aug 2026 General Low
   Dangote refinery targets $5 billion in October Lagos IPO

   Dangote Petroleum Refinery began preparing an initial public offering on the Nigerian Exchange to raise up to $5 billion through selling a minority stake in its Lekki refinery.

   Capmad · matched lagos
4. 23 Jul 2026 Expansion Medium
   Dangote secures record $2.5bn investment to expand Lagos refinery
   Financial Times · matched lagos
5. 5 Jul 2026 General Low
   Fashola: Lagos Deliberately Discounted Price of Land to Attract Dangote Refinery Project

   The Lagos State government discounted the price of land allocated to the Dangote Group for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery project in the Lekki Free Zone.

   THISDAYLIVE · matched lagos
6. 20 May 2026 General Low
   Dangote Hosts Otedola, First HoldCo Executives at Lagos Refinery
   Real Broadcasting Network · matched lagos
7. 18 May 2026 General Low
   Beyond the Lagos gold refinery: From grievance to regional integration (Part II)
   Tribune Online · matched lagos
8. 16 May 2026 General Low
   Why I chose $20bn Lagos refinery over buying Arsenal — Dangote
   Business News Nigeria · matched lagos
9. 29 Apr 2026 General Low
   Aliko Dangote pledges 95,000 jobs in Lagos refinery scale-up
   Billionaires.Africa · matched lagos
10. 23 Apr 2026 General Low
    Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote offers to build East Africa a refinery as big as Lagos
    Billionaires.Africa + 1 other outlet · matched lagos
11. 13 Apr 2026 Expansion Low
    Dangote To Sell Multi-billion-dollar Lagos Refinery Shares To Africans
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers + 1 other outlet · matched lagos
12. 8 Apr 2026 General Low
    Lagos to host oil refiners’ confab
    The Nation Newspaper · matched lagos
13. 6 Apr 2026 General Low
    A view of the loading and discharging point at the Dangote refinery plant in Lagos, Nigeria
    reutersconnect.com · matched lagos
14. 6 Apr 2026 General Low
    U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in Lagos
    Reuters Connect · matched lagos
15. 2 Apr 2026 General Low
    Nigeria: Dangote Raises $4 Billion for its Lagos Mega-Refinery
    Capmad.com · matched lagos
16. 3 Feb 2026 Policy Low
    Cameroon Seeks Refinery Know-How in Lagos to Curb Fuel Import Bill
    Business in Cameroon · matched lagos
17. 19 Jan 2026 Expansion Low
    Dangote, Engineers India Seal $350m Deal to Expand Lagos Refinery to 1.4m bpd
    MSME Africa + 1 other outlet · matched lagos
18. 19 Jan 2026 General Low
    Nigerian govt did not site gold refinery in Lagos – Solid Minerals Ministry counters NEF
    Daily Post Nigeria · matched lagos
19. 18 Jan 2026 Expansion Medium
    Dangote signs $350 million deal with Indian firm EIL to expand Lagos refinery
    Business Insider Africa · matched lagos
20. 14 Jan 2026 General Low
    FG Unveils Lagos Gold Refinery, Pushes $600m Lithium Plant Launch
    dailytimesng.com · matched lagos
21. 14 Jan 2026 General Low
    FG Unveils Operational Gold Refinery in Lagos and Nasarawa Lithium Facility
    nigeriahousingmarket.com · matched lagos
22. 13 Jan 2026 General Low
    FG launches gold refinery in Lagos, prepares $600m lithium plant
    Legit.ng · matched lagos
23. 19 Dec 2025 General Low
    DAPPMAN Fuel Price, Sulfur Content, Other Battles Aliko Dangote Fought Since Launch of Lagos Refinery
    TVC News · matched lagos
24. 12 Dec 2025 General Low
    Lagos in Talks for Second Private Refinery as New Investor Enters the Sector
    nigeriahousingmarket.com · matched lagos
25. 28 Oct 2025 Expansion Low
    Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote seeks $5 billion to expand Lagos refinery
    Billionaires.Africa + 1 other outlet · matched lagos
26. 27 Oct 2025 Expansion Medium
    West Africa's Dangote Group Inks $350 Million Deal with Indian-based EIL for Lagos Refinery Expansion
    Construction Review · matched lagos
27. 30 Jun 2025 General Low
    Dangote unveils $467 million CNG push at Lagos refinery
    Billionaires.Africa · matched lagos
28. 19 Nov 2024 General Low
    Dangote Seeks Billions in Funding to Ramp Up Lagos Refinery Operations
    Investors King · matched lagos
29. 8 Aug 2024 General Low
    Dangote Group appreciates NNPC for supplying 60% of crude oil to Lagos refinery
    Peoples Gazette Nigeria · matched lagos
30. 26 Jun 2024 Incident High
    Dangote Group Reacts To Fire Outbreak At Lagos Refinery, Says Facility Still Operational
    Nigerian Voice · matched lagos
31. 3 May 2024 General Low
    Dangote Renames Lagos Refinery Road After Herbert Wigwe
    Business Post Nigeria · matched lagos
32. 4 Mar 2024 General Low
    Dangote names Lagos refinery road after Wigwe
    The Nation Newspaper · matched lagos
33. 25 Jan 2023 General Low
    Dangote Speaks on President Buhari’s Visit to Lagos, Refinery Commissioning
    Kogi Reports · matched lagos
34. 2 Jul 2021 General Low
    Refinery Protection: Dangote seeks establishment of Permanent Naval Protection Base in Lagos Refinery
    Vanguard News · matched lagos
35. 31 May 2021 General Low
    NNPC pledges crude supply to 20,000bpd Lagos refinery
    Punch Newspapers · matched lagos
36. 13 Jan 2020 General Low
    Dangote To Buy Arsenal Club After Completion Of Lagos Refinery
    The Whistler Newspaper · matched lagos
37. 11 Dec 2019 General Low
    Retired major guarding Lagos refinery dies in guest house
    Punch Newspapers · matched lagos
38. 25 Jun 2019 General Low
    Nigeria's Capital Oil & Gas plans Lagos refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched lagos
39. 15 Jul 2018 General Low
    Dangote Secures $650m Loan for Lagos Refinery
    Business Post Nigeria · matched lagos
40. 22 Sep 2016 General Low
    Afreximbank Board Members visit Dangote’s Lagos refinery, fertilizer plants
    African Export-Import Bank · matched lagos
41. 18 Nov 2014 General Low
    Dangote says Nigeria Lagos refinery to start by mid-2018 -
    Business News Nigeria · matched lagos

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