00:01Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery has imported two cargos of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates this month,
00:08marking its first ever purchase from a Middle Eastern supplier.
00:11The refinery had until now mostly favoured Nigerian crude.
00:15A report by S&P Global Commodity Insights said Dangote imported 70% of its crude from Nigeria and 24
00:22% from the United States in 2025.
00:24But the refinery has sought to diversify its sources and has expanded its operations.
00:29The Nigerian National Petroleum Company had guaranteed 13 to 15 monthly cargos of Nigerian crude to the refinery,
00:36but the country is struggling with supply constraints.
00:39Dangote's UAE imports also take advantage of revitalized oil supplies from the Middle East after an interim peace deal between
00:46the US and Iran.
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