The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has entered a landmark partnership with American industrial powerhouse Honeywell to support its plan to expand production to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028, setting the stage for one of the most ambitious energy upgrades in modern African history.
The refinery’s management confirmed on Tuesday that Honeywell will supply catalysts, advanced machinery and process solutions designed to raise efficiency and broaden the grade of crude the plant can handle. The collaboration is regarded as a major step toward turning the facility into a central hub for refined products across Africa.
Honeywell’s UOP division, which has been a technical partner since 2017, will install systems that lift polypropylene production to more than two million metric tonnes each year, a move expected to strengthen Nigeria’s profile in the global petrochemicals market.
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Although financial specifics were withheld, sources familiar with the arrangement told Reuters the value could surpass two hundred and fifty million dollars once the final blueprint for the expansion is complete. The agreement also extends to Dangote’s fertiliser business, where urea output is expected to rise from three million to nine million metric tonnes following the addition of four new production lines.
The twenty-billion-dollar refinery, situated in the Lekki Free Zone, was conceived to end decades of heavy dependence on imported fuel and to replace the long-troubled state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna. With a second processing train on the way, the facility could absorb most of Nigeria’s crude production and elevate the country’s status as a continental refining powerhouse.
Honeywell’s deeper involvement arrives as the company reorganises its global portfolio and directs more attention toward high-value energy and petrochemical ventures. Dangote Group reaffirmed that its long-term strategy remains centred on stronger national energy security and the creation of globally competitive industrial capacity.
