Dangote Industries has signed a major agreement with Honeywell to provide advanced refinery services and technology that will enable the expansion of its refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2028, a development seen as the strongest signal yet that Africa’s largest refinery is moving steadily toward becoming the world’s biggest petroleum processing hub.
Under the deal announced on Tuesday, Reuters reports that Honeywell will supply cutting-edge catalysts, equipment and technical support that will allow the refinery to process a broader range of crude grades.
This flexibility is critical to supporting the massive scale-up of operations as Dangote begins preparations for its second single-train unit.