Dangote reshapes West Africa fuel trade as regional supply gains ground

By Uzoma Marvellous The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reshaping West Africa’s refined petroleum products market, reducing the region’s reliance on distant imports while increasing the flow of Nigerian products to neighbouring countries, Gary Clark, Associate Director, EMEA Clean Refined Products Pricing at S&P Global Platts, has said. Clark, lead speaker at the 2026 CORAN Summit in Lagos, said Nigeria’s expanding refining capacity, particularly Dangote’s ramp-up, and its proximity to major West African markets were shifting the region from its traditional dependence on European imports towards regional supply. He said the development presented Nigeria with an opportunity to emerge as a ma...