Dangote refinery to import US crude

The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery is set to import crude from the United States (US) in the coming months, a report has said.

Trafigura Group sold 2 million barrels of WTI Midland to the Dangote refinery for end-February delivery, Bloomberg reported Monday, quoting traders with knowledge of the matter.

This is the first time that the giant refinery has purchased non-Nigerian crude, traders said.