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Dangote Refinery IPO Raises ?1.476 Trillion in First Hour

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE launched a public share offering on September 14, 2026.
The IPO offered 4.1 billion shares at ?525 each, targeting roughly ?2.15 trillion in proceeds.
Investors placed 402,634 transactions worth ?1.476 trillion in the first hour, prompting a 30% greenshoe option.
Proceeds will fund a $14.3 billion expansion that aims to double capacity by 2029.
The new shares represent about 3.3% of the refinery’s enlarged share capital after the IPO.

History

Historical Context

Beginning in 2018 Saudi Arabia moved to list a slice of state-owned Aramco, a plan delayed by September 2019 drone attacks but completed on 4 December 2019 when the company priced 1.5 billion shares, raising $25.6 billion—the world’s largest IPO at the time. The record-size flotation showed that massive energy projects could draw global capital, prompting Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery to launch a ?2.15 trillion ($5 billion) IPO on 14 September 2026.

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Story summary

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE launched a public share offering on September 14, 2026.
The IPO offered 4.1 billion shares at ?525 each, targeting roughly ?2.15 trillion in proceeds.
Investors placed 402,634 transactions worth ?1.476 trillion in the first hour, prompting a 30% greenshoe option.
Proceeds will fund a $14.3 billion expansion that aims to double capacity by 2029.
The new shares represent about 3.3% of the refinery’s enlarged share capital after the IPO.

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