Preparations are underway for the commencement of production at the Dangote Refinery, as the company has received it’s fourth crude shipment of one million barrels of bonny light crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited; NNPCL, while awaiting the fifth crude shipment anytime soon. A statement from Dangote Refinery on Monday read in parts, “The fresh one million barrels of crude was the fourth consignment to be delivered to the Dangote facility out of the six million barrels of crude being expected by the world’s largest single-train refinery.” Recall that Dangote Refinery had earlier received three million barrels of crude. Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole, had then told newsmen at the Dangote Quay, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos that the Refinery will receive about four million crude shpment before the end of 2023. He said the refinery will get the remaining two by the early of January 2024. He said the crudes supply would put the Refinery in good stead to commence operation. Once the six million barrels are fully delivered, it will facilitate the initial run of the refinery. It will also kick-start the production of diesel, aviation fuel, and LPG before subsequently progressing to the production of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol). The latest development will play a pivotal role in alleviating the fuel supply challenges faced by Nigeria as well as the West African countries. Designed for 100% Nigerian crude with the flexibility to process other crudes, the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery can process most African crude grades as well as Middle Eastern Arab Light and even US Light tight oil as well as crude from other countries.