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Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Claims of High-Sulphur Fuel Importation The Impact Investigators Platform (IIP) has released a detailed report addressing recent claims about the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The report refutes these allegations as “technically inaccurate, commercially implausible, and unsupported by verifiable evidence.” This comes after reports suggested that a shipment of high-sulphur petrol was imported into the country by the refinery, causing public concern. According to Raymond Neil, the IIP’s lead investigator, their independent review of shipping data, customs declarations, and refinery process documentation found no indication that the Dangote Refinery imported or sold finished Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with sulphur levels above Nigeria’s approved limit of 50 parts per million (ppm). Clarifying the Nature of the Shipment Neil explained that the cargo referenced in the reports was not petrol ready for retail sale but an intermediate feedstock—a raw mater...

The Case for Process Intensification in Nigeria’s Energy Sector Femi Olorunnaiye, a Senior Process Engineer at Fluor Corporation in Houston, Texas, has emphasized the urgent need for Nigeria to adopt process intensification in its petrochemical and gas processing industries. With over a decade of experience in energy, petrochemicals, and manufacturing sectors across the globe, Olorunnaiye believes that this technology is no longer just a futuristic concept but a critical step toward improving efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability. “Process intensification is not an option to debate; it is the way forward if we are serious about efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability,” Olorunnaiye stated. He highlighted the importance of achieving more output with less energy, reduced emissions, and improved reliability. “This means less energy, less footprint, less emissions, while delivering more output, more safety, and more reliability.” Olorunnaiye pointed out that tradit...