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Friday 30 October 2026 The money behind public deals, and the press that covers them

Company · Lekki, Lagos; 700,000 b/d

Dangote Refinery

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Nigeria earned about $750 million from petrol exports in H1 2026, a sixfold rise; Europe took about 130,000 b/d in Q2 2026.

Role: Lekki, Lagos; 700,000 b/d
Type: Company
Assessment: Friend, since 30 Oct 2026
Last revised: 30 Oct 2026
Sources: 2

Our assessment

Nigeria earned about $750 million from petrol exports in H1 2026, a sixfold rise; Europe took about 130,000 b/d in Q2 2026.

Main contractor was a Chinese state-owned firm

Connections

ListedNigeriabased in
FriendAliko Dangotefounded
FoeStrait of Hormuz closurePetrol exports up sixfold in H1 2026

Assessment history

2026-10-29File opened from the research dataset.

Corrections

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