Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Dangote Refinery is on course to become the world's largest refinery, with plans to scale up capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) from the current 650,000 bpd.

The move will take the crude oil processing facility, Africa's largest refinery and the world's biggest single-train refinery, the largest in the world, past India's Jamnagar Refinery, whose capacity stands at 1.2 million bpd.

Dangote Refinery stated in a post on its X official handle on Sunday, following a press conference in Lagos, that the project will save Nigeria billions in foreign exchange, reduce import dependence, and boost its energy security.

The company said the expansion phase will create 65,000 jobs and open tremendous opportunities for...