Dangote Industries Limited, led by its Vice-President for Oil and Gas and ultimate beneficial owner, Aliko Dangote, has formally communicated a proposal to construct a greenfield 700,000 bpd petroleum refinery on Lamu Island, Lamu County.
Preliminary site selection, geotechnical soil testing, and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) work are already under way.
Groundbreaking is targeted before end of this month, with a construction window of three to five years.
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