Webinar: Dangote Refinery Update: Next Wave of Expansion by ITP Media Group

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| Abu Dhabi (GMT +4:00)

About This Webinar

Africa’s most transformative project — the Dangote refinery — is entering a powerful new chapter.
Less than two years after start-up, the refinery is advancing a major expansion strategy fueled by fresh capital and ambitious petrochemical plans, with capacity targets rising to an unprecedented 1.4 million b/d. With significant headroom for growth and robust supporting infrastructure, this next phase is poised to redefine regional fuel security and recalibrate global trade flows.

Join S&P Global Energy for an expert-led webinar delivering the latest insights on the project’s trajectory and its impact on 2026 and beyond. We’ll explore the expansion roadmap, financing developments, crude procurement strategies, stabilization progress, and the broader market implications as Dangote positions itself to become the world’s largest refinery.

Why Attend

Understand Market Dynamics:
Gain insights into how the Dangote refinery ramp-up, trade flow shifts, and pricing trends are reshaping refined product markets.
Cross-Commodity Outlook: Stay up to date on market impacts across product segments and geographies.
Extra Content: Gain access to latest reports and enjoy on-demand access to the webinar recording post-event.

Agenda

Current Market Landscape - Ramp-Up Progress, Snapshot of the refinery’s production progress and early hurdles. And Growth Plans, Next steps including capacity expansion, domestic logistics and public listing.
Market Outlook & Strategic Implications - Export Strategy, Implications for Africa and expansion beyond regional markets. And Trade Flow Shifts, Examination of how Dangote’s exports are reshaping regional and global fuel trade patterns.
Pricing & Market Dynamics - Benchmark Pricing Trends, Insights into pricing movements for refined products. And Regional Market Evolution, How these markets are traded and priced, and the evolving dynamics of the regional market.
Freight Update - Global Fleet Fundamentals, Overview of supply, demand, pricing, geopolitical factors, and regulatory impacts shaping the future outlook. And Market Developments, Update on recent movements within the spot freight markets. And Geopolitics & Regulations, Examination of how geopolitical events and environmental regulations are influencing freight markets.

Kelly Norways

Downstream Oil News Reporter, EMEA

Focused on refining sector, Kelly's reporting covers key projects, trade flows and policy changes that set the pace for global markets. Within her role in EMEA news team, she writes breaking news and analysis, leveraging ship-tracking and market intelligence to dissect market-moving stories.

Tanya Stepanova

Associate Director, Oil, Midstream and Downstream

Tanya leads fuels and refining research within Africa and Eurasia, focusing on the entire downstream value chain from refining and refined product markets through fuel retail. Prior to joining S&P Global, Tanya has also served as an executive in the International Financial Policy Department of Ministry of Finance in Riga, Latvia.

Matthew Tracey-Cook

Senior Price Reporter

Matthew is responsible for benchmark price assessments for European and West African gasoline, along with market coverage spanning daily gasoline commentaries, news and analysis. He is also responsible for broader coverage of West African oil product pricing.

Marina Ledakis

Associate Price Reporter, Shipping and Freight

Marina covers clean tanker freight markets, delivering daily assessments and analysis across key Mediterranean, Black Sea, UK Continent and West African routes. Her reporting draws on vessel-tracking and market intelligence, with additional exposure to dirty tankers, dry bulk and LNG freight. Prior to joining S&P Global, Marina has served at the International Maritime Organization and JLA Media.