Dangote wants to set up oil trading arm for Lagos mega refinery

The newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria in this picture taken on May 22, 2023. Reuters

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote is planning to set up an oil trading arm, likely based in London, to help run crude and products supply for his new refinery in Nigeria, six sources familiar with the matter said.

The move would reduce the role of the world's biggest trading firms, which have been negotiating for months to provide the refinery with financing and crude oil in exchange for products exports.