"We are talking to Libya about importing crude," Dangote refinery senior executive Devakumar Edwin told Reuters late on Saturday. "We will talk to Angola as well and some other countries in Africa. "He declined to give detail about the talks, but said international traders and oil companies were among the biggest buyers of Dangote's gasoil, much of which was being exported. "The biggest offtakers are the two big traders Trafigura and Vitol and BP and, to some extent, even TotalEnergies. Reuters first reported the planned trading arm in March.Nigeria's upstream regulator has clashed with Dangote, saying the sulphur content in its gasoil was above the required limits of 200 parts per million (ppm).Aliko Dangote has denied that, saying the sulphur level was higher when production started, but had fallen to 88 ppm and would sink to 10 ppm in early August as output rises.
