Dangote refinery refuses to import “dirty” gasoline and offers to make documents available for transparency

Dangote Refinery promises to make documentation available to demonstrate transparency and maintains that claims of importing high-sulfur gasoline are untrue.

Reports that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery brought high-sulfur premium motor spirit (PMS) into Nigeria have been denied, calling the allegations “false, malicious, and misleading.”

The refinery explained in a statement released on Friday that the cargo mentioned in the reports was an intermediate feedstock, which is an unprocessed product that needs additional processing before it can be used as fuel.

According to reports, Dangote Petroleum Refinery is bringing high-sulfur finished gasoline (PMS) into Nigeria. The statement reads, “These reports are malicious, misleading, and false.”

The company clarified that it processes “a range of crude oils and intermediate feedstocks, a standard global practice aimed at optimizing production and quality” as a complex refinery of global size.

Dangote Refinery reaffirmed its dedication to international standards by saying:

“The cargo will be fully refined in our units to meet Nigerian and international quality standards. It is an intermediate feedstock, not finished gasoline.”

The refinery underlined that all imports are accompanied by quality certificates shared with regulatory authorities and stressed that it only refines and sells high-quality fuels complying with both Nigerian and international standards.

“Our petroleum product exports to the United States and Europe, two of the most regulated markets in the world, highlight our commitment to international standards,” the statement read.

The business stated that it was “willing to make the documents publicly available” in order to exhibit complete openness and reaffirmed its dedication to promoting Nigeria’s energy independence while supplying cleaner fuels for both local and foreign markets.