Dangote, Vitol, Alpha MBM: Who will win East Africa’s oil refinery race?
Email Address Also receive offers from The AfricaWorkers at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, July 2024 © REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye Published on August 18, 2026 at 07:00 am (GMT +1) East Africa’s growing appetite for refining is fuelling a high-stakes contest among some of the world’s biggest energy players – Nigeria’s Dangote, global commodities trader Vitol and UAE-backed Alpha MBM – as governments seek to reduce their dependence on imported fuel.
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