Lagos, June 19, 2025 – Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Company is to export petrol to Asia, a source with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Wednesday.
The 90,000 metric tonnes of gasoline is to be loaded by independent oil trader Mercuria and is scheduled to be loaded on June 22.
This will be the refinery’s first gasoline export outside the African continent since it began commercial fuel production, according to the source.
“We sell our products to those who are willing to give us the highest price. It’s the buyer’s right to take the products to any destination of their choice,” a spokesperson for the Dangote refinery said.
Some analysts see this new trade route as the company’s readiness to supply motor fuel globally.
“This development shows the Dangote refinery’s growing global importance as a gasoline supplier, and the company’s confidence that production is now stable enough to meet Nigeria’s domestic needs,” said a director at political risk consultancy Horizon Engage Clementine Wallop.
