Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed an initial public offering application with Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, moving the company closer to a listing on the Nigerian Exchange. SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama said the refinery’s advisers are working with the regulator and that the company is targeting September 2026. No offer or listing date has been…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised about $2.5 billion through a private equity placement that was oversubscribed by 3.7 times, with the proceeds to fund expansion and strengthen its capital structure. Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has raised approximately $2.5 billion in fresh equity after successfully concluding a private placement that was 3.7 times oversubscribed, the…
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For decades, Africa’s place in the global oil economy was not merely subordinate; it was designed to be so. Crude flowed out. Refined fuel flowed back in. Value accumulated elsewhere. This was not an unfortunate equilibrium but a system built with precision: refining infrastructure in Europe, currencies of trade external, shipping, and pricing settled far…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, yesterday pushed to expand his refining footprint beyond Nigeria, unveiling plans to build a refinery of comparable scale in East Africa in partnership with governments in the sub-region. The proposed project is expected to be completed within four years, especially if East Africa’s regional leaders cooperate, Dangote stressed, kicking against…
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to announce that it has underwritten US$2.5 billion in the US$4-billion senior syndicated term loan in favour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP). Afreximbank and Access Bank were appointed co-Mandated Lead Arrangers for the five-year facility to consolidate existing financing, optimise its capital structure and align with…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has begun exporting fuel across Africa after reaching full production capacity, marking a shift in regional fuel supply dynamics. The refinery shipped about 456,000 tons of petroleum products in its first export wave, representing less than a fifth of its monthly output. The facility ramped up to its full capacity…
An aerial view of Chevron crews attempting to extinguish a large fire and explosion that occurred at Chevron Refinery in El Segundo Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A huge fire broke out on Thursday night at a Chevron oil refinery in California, one of the largest…
LOS ANGELES — A massive fire erupted at a Los Angeles-area Chevron oil refinery Thursday night, sending a fireball in the air and startling residents, according to officials and video that captured the scene. There were no injuries, Chevron said. The fire was seen at the refinery around 9:32 p.m. (12:32 a.m. ET), according to police…
