Libya’s National Oil Corporation has denied that it was in talks to supply crude oil to any refinery in Nigeria, including the Dangote refinery.

This is coming following claims by some top refinery officials that the refinery was in talks with Libya for crude supply.

But in a statement shared on its X handle on Sunday, the Libyan oil corporation denied negotiating or entering into talks regarding the crude oil supply to any Nigerian refinery.

The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery has been having issues with local crude supply since it commenced operations in January.

Recently, officials of the refinery accused International Oil Companies of frustrating the refinery by refusing to supply crude or selling at a premium.

The Dangote Group has since resorted to importing feedstock from the United States and others.

On Saturday, there were allegations that the refinery was reselling its crude to other traders.

The spokesperson of the company, Tony Chiejina, had said the refinery was sourcing crude from Libya and Angola.

“Outright falsehood. We are sourcing more crude from Angola and Libya. Also, our Crude Distillation Unit is functioning perfectly well. You may wish to visit the refinery even today or tomorrow,” Chiejina told our correspondent.