Kenya and Uganda are in talks with Aliko Dangote on a potential crude oil refinery project in Tanzania, according to Bloomberg. The reported discussions come as the war in Iran exposes how dependent many African markets remain on imported fuel from the Middle East, sharpening interest in regional refining capacity and supply resilience.
For TankerMap readers, the story matters because new refining capacity in East Africa could gradually reshape product trade flows, port activity and tanker demand across the western Indian Ocean. A Tanzanian refinery backed by regional governments and a major industry player would add a new node to Africa’s oil logistics map, with implications for clean-product imports, crude sourcing and the balance between local processing and seaborne fuel dependency.