Webinar - One year on: How the Dangote refinery is reshaping oil & freight markets in the Atlantic Basin

Available on demand

 

A year into operations, Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is reshaping the landscape of African and global oil markets as it rapidly ramps up towards full capacity. Crude receipts have reached record highs, fuel deliveries are reaching further inland and the refinery has announced a potential expansion to its nameplate capacity.  

This webinar unpacks how the refinery’s operations are reshaping regional crude flows, altering refined product balances and influencing freight dynamics. Whether you're tracking west African crude differentials, monitoring clean product arbitrage, or assessing tanker demand, this discussion offers timely insights and expert analysis to help you stay ahead.

Argus experts addressed the following:

  • Dangote product flows and impacts on European refined products markets
  • Growth in west African refining capacity and what it means for European refiners
  • MR market restructures around shrinking Europe-West Africa volumes
  • Overview of growth in cross-west Africa MR market
  • Dangote refinery’s evolving crude slate and the impact on west African crude
  • Overview of West African crude landscape with a focus on Nigeria
  • Plus a Q&A session

Watch on demand

Speakers

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Benedict George

Benedict is the Editor of the Argus European Products Report. Before holding this role, he was responsible for assessing Argus’ European diesel and gasoil prices from 2019 to 2023, during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has also led Argus data and news coverage on the European refining industry throughout that time. Benedict holds an MA degree in Financial Journalism from City, University of London and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford. 

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George Maher-Bonnett

George is a Senior Market Reporter on European and west African products markets at Argus Media's London office, focussed on light ends and gasoil markets. George joined Argus in 2022 after working in oil product swaps markets, and holds a bachelor's degree in French and German from the University of Leeds.

John Ollett

John is the EMEA Editor for the Argus Freight publications and has covered the tanker markets for the last 10 years. He has covered the clean and crude tanker markets extensively and was responsible for assessing prices on the clean market from 2019-2023. John holds an MSc in Financial Journalism and a BA in Economics from Stirling University.

Sanjana Shivdas

Sanjana is a Senior Reporter in the Argus Crude team and the editor of the West Africa Oil Report. Since joining in 2023, she has covered energy markets in West Africa, with a focus on emerging trends in Nigeria and Angola. Prior to Argus, she covered US company news at Reuters. Sanjana holds an MSc degree in International Relations and Business Management from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.

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