UOP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Honeywell International Incorporated, on Wednesday said its process
technology, catalysts and proprietary equipment would form the basis for
Dangote’s refinery, the largest refinery in Africa that is targeted at
reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported fuels and petrochemicals.
Africa’s richest man and President,
Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, had in March announced that his oil
refinery would process 650,000 barrels per day of crude, up from the
450,000bpd initially planned.
The completion of the plant, expected to come on stream in 2017, will see Nigeria having the largest refinery in Africa.
Dangote Oil Refining Company selected
UOP technology for a world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemical
plant to be built in Lekki, Lagos, said Honeywell in a statement on its
website.
Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer with
the second largest amount of proven oil reserves on the continent,
currently imports most of its refined product requirements due to lack
of domestic refining capacity.
The Senior Vice President and General
Manager, UOP’s Process, Technology and Equipment business, Pete
Piotrowski, was quoted as saying, “UOP has been designing
state-of-the-art refineries and petrochemical plants for more than a
century; so, we are well-equipped to help Nigeria develop a massive new
installation to meet its domestic needs.
“This project will enable Dangote to
improve Nigeria’s oil refining capabilities, reduce the country’s
dependence on imports, and work to revive and transform the Nigerian
economy.”
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