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Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise (DPRP) is positioning its planned ₦2.11 trillion initial public offering (IPO) as growth capital rather than a means of extracting cash from the business. A review of the refinery's prospectus seen by Pinnacle Daily shows that the entire net proceeds will be invested in expanding its refining …

How Dangote Refinery plans to utilise IPO proceeds

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has moved from heavy losses during its early operating phase to substantial profitability in 2026. The turnaround marks a major shift in the economics of Africa’s biggest single-train refinery, Pinnacle Daily analysis shows. According to the refinery’s prospectus, the company recorded a profit after tax of ₦2.50 trillion, equivalent …

Nigeria plans to hold at least one oil licensing round every year, with the possibility of twice-yearly auctions, as the Federal Government steps up efforts to revive upstream activity and raise crude production to three million barrels per day by 2030. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, …

New NUPRC CEO Assumes Office, Assures Robust Reforms in Upstream Oil, Gas Sector

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Monday said the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE is designed to give ordinary Nigerians and Africans an opportunity to own a stake in the massive industrial facility. Dangote disclosed this in Lagos while signing the IPO registration documents, describing the …

The initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which could raise about $5 billion and become Africa’s largest IPO, will open within the next 10 to 12 days, billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has said. Dangote disclosed the timeline on Thursday while speaking with investors and analysts in Botswana, Reuters reported. The planned listing comes as …

Dangote Refinery Drags Nigerian Govt to Court over Fuel Import Licences

The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has called on the Federal Government to adopt urgent measures to improve the supply of crude oil to domestic refineries on commercially sustainable terms, warning that inadequate feedstock could undermine Nigeria’s refining ambitions. CORAN made the call in a position paper titled “Position Paper on the …

Refinery Owners Seek Better Crude Supply to Boost Domestic Refining

The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has called for the establishment of a robust indigenous financing system to fund Africa's energy sector, as foreign capital increasingly retreats from the continent. Speaking at Africa Oil Week 2026 in Accra on Tuesday, IPPG Chairman Adegbite Falade warned that more than 150 essential oil and gas projects have stalled across …

IPPG: Africa Needs Indigenous Financing System for Energy Projects amid Foreign Capital Retreat

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) revenue and profit witnessed a significant decline as oil production dropped in July. NNPC’s profit after tax fell by 47.9 per cent to N279 billion in July 2026 from N535 billion in June. This was contained in the NNPC Limited Monthly Report Summary for July 2026, released on …

Rebound in Q2 Lifts NNPC’s H1 2026 Profit to ₦2.27trn, 136.93m Barrels Surge

There are concerns that Nigeria's progress toward becoming a refining hub and achieving energy self-sufficiency has come under threat as domestic crude supply shortages have led to a surge in imports in recent months. While domestic production of refined petroleum products has surged over the past two years, a sharp drop in local crude supply …

Oil Workers' Strike Cuts Production In September - NUPRC

A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim injunction restraining the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) from interfering with the operations of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in exercising its oversight authority. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted the order on Monday following an ex parte application by the refinery challenging NMDPRA's August …

UK Supreme Court Insists P&ID must Pay £43m award to Nigeria, Dismisses Appeal

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