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Why Nigeria's largest refinery is importing US oil

Michael Nyantakyi Oti
June 27, 2024

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery — the largest in Africa — was supposed to stop Nigeria’s reliance on imported crude oil products. But inadequate domestic supply means it has to plug gaps by importing oil from the United States.

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