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Will Nigeria's biggest oil refinery boost refining capacity?

(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ¡ª Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria, the company has said, ending a yearslong wait for a plant that analysts said Monday could boost refining capacity in a region heavily reliant on imported petroleum products.

Where is Africa's biggest oil refinery?

Africa¡¯s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria after a yearslong wait. The $19 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery facility has a capacity to produce 650,000 barrels a day and has started to produce diesel and aviation fuel, the company reported Saturday.

Is Nigeria's first oil refinery a game-changer?

The $19 billion facility, which has a capacity to produce 650,000 barrels per day, has started to produce diesel and aviation fuel, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery company reported Saturday. As Nigeria¡¯s first privately owned oil refinery, the project ¡°is a game-changer for our country,¡± it added.

Why is Nigeria trying to upgrade its refineries?

Nigeria, which imports almost all of its fuel at a cost of about $7 billion a year, has been trying for years to upgrade its four aging state-owned refineries, decades-old plants that have a production capacity of 445,000 barrels a day.