Nigeria’s new oil czar wants to open books, turn into fuel exporter

By Libby George ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil company plans to partner with a private refinery under construction on the shores of Lagos to turn the oil-producing country into a fuel supplier for the region, the new boss said in an interview with Reuters. The aim to ink a contract with the Dangote refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), is part of new Managing Director Mele Kolo Kyari's blueprint for transforming the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into a world-class state oil company. The refinery, being built by billionaire Aliko Dangote, is set to be Africa's largest

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