Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- Dangote Petroleum Refinery's operational outlook for the first half of 2026 remains uncertain, as persistent challenges with its Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) unit continue to cap crude processing rates and constrain gasoline output, a new report has said.

The forecast is contained in a report titled "Dangote H1 2026 Outlook: RFCC challenges keep runs capped and ramp-up uneven", published on Thursday by Kpler, a global energy analytics firm.

According to the report, the restart of the refinery's 200,000 barrels-per-day RFCC unit has been pushed to 10 February and could face further delays, following repeated outages since April last year.

"Dangote's operation outlook remains uncertain as the RFCC restart ...