Dangote Industries Ltd. says it expects to rely totally on Nigerian crude by the end of the year.

According to a Bloomberg report, this development will replace hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of imported oil. The refinery which currently oversees a 650,000 barrel-a-day plant received about half of its crude in June from local producers, Devakumar Edwin, vice president at Dangote Industries, revealed in an interview last week.

“We expect some of the long-term contracts will expire. Personally, and as a company, we expect that before the end of the year, we can transition 100% to local crude.”

Edwin said since the Dangote facility opened, the company has bought crude from Brazil, Angola, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. Improved relations between the refinery, local oil traders and the government will result in a steady supply of Nigerian crude, he said.

He added that the plant is currently processing 550,000 barrels of crude a day. According to Bloomberg data, in June, the refinery sourced 53% of its crude supply from domestic producers and 47% from the US.