By Chioma Obinagwam
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, Mr. Sanjay Gupta, has said that the new commissioned refinery is the first of its kind in the world.
Confiance News gathered from the official Twitter handle of Dangote Group on Monday.
He said,”Everything in this plant by way of size is the first. It is the largest single-train refinery in the world. There is no single column which can process 650,000 barrels per day anywhere else.”
Reacting to the commissioning of the refinery, which took place on Monday May 22 in Lagos State, the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote assured Nigerians of availability of the products within the current year.
“Beyond today’s ceremony, our first goal is to ramp up production of the various products to ensure that within this year, we are able to fully satisfy the nation’s demand for quality products,” Dangote said.
The group’s president also noted that it selected the best plants, equipment and the latest technologies from across the world while building the refinery.
“Overall, we are committed to operating our plant in line with int’l best practice, recognising the importance of protecting the environment, we have adopted stringent environmental, health & safety policies,” he stated.
