Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed an settlement with Cameroon’s state-owned oil refining firm, Société Nationale de Raffinage (SONARA), to supply refined petroleum merchandise to the Central African nation.
The settlement, which additionally entails Lagos-based MRS Oil & Gas Company Limited, was signed on October 22, 2026, in Lagos, in accordance with an announcement launched by SONARA on Friday, October 30.
The deal is anticipated to supply Cameroon with a secure and sustainable supply of petroleum merchandise amid rising fuel prices linked to the continued battle within the Middle East.
The growth comes as Dangote continues to increase its petroleum enterprise past Nigeria, positioning its refinery as a significant provider of refined merchandise to African markets.
Dangote secures Cameroon fuel supply settlement
According to stories, the settlement is aimed toward strengthening Cameroon’s entry to subtle petroleum merchandise and lowering the dangers related with disruptions in worldwide fuel markets.
Cameroon has depended fully on imported refined petroleum merchandise since 2019, when an explosion broken its solely oil refinery.
- The incident compelled the nation to depend on overseas suppliers to satisfy home fuel demand, exposing its petroleum market to fluctuations in worldwide costs and supply disruptions.
- The new partnership with Dangote Group and MRS Oil & Gas is anticipated to supply an extra supply association for the nation because it seeks to safe fuel availability.
- However, SONARA didn’t disclose the quantity of petroleum merchandise coated by the settlement, the monetary worth of the contract or the length of the supply association.
The firm additionally disclosed {that a} ceremony initially scheduled to formally launch the partnership had been postponed as a result of last-minute scheduling constraints involving Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote.
A brand new date for the ceremony shall be introduced subsequently.
Dangote expands regional fuel supply
The settlement represents one other alternative for Dangote’s petroleum enterprise to strengthen its presence in Africa’s downstream oil and gasoline market.
Located within the Lekki Free Zone in Lagos, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has a nameplate processing capability of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, making it one of many largest single-train refineries on the planet.
- The refinery was developed to cut back Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum merchandise whereas creating alternatives to export refined fuels to different African international locations and worldwide markets.
- Cameroon’s continued reliance on imported petroleum merchandise supplies a possible marketplace for provides from Nigeria, significantly as African international locations search various sources amid disruptions in international power markets.
- The involvement of MRS Oil & Gas Company additionally brings a petroleum advertising and marketing and distribution enterprise into the association.
While the settlement establishes a framework for fuel provides, the businesses haven’t disclosed when deliveries will begin.
Dangote Refinery deepens African market presence
Nairametrics beforehand reported that Dangote Refinery exported 456,000 tonnes of refined petroleum products to African markets in March 2026 by means of 12 cargoes lifted by worldwide merchants. The shipments have been destined for Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Ghana and Togo.
The refinery’s rising regional presence follows a rise in its crude processing capability. By June Dangote Refinery raised its processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day, from its unique design capability of 650,000 barrels per day.
