Dangote, UOP sign agreement over petroleum refinery plant

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, yesterday, announced that its process technology, catalysts and
proprietary equipment will form the basis for the largest refinery in Africa, reducing Nigeria’s dependence
on imported fuels and petrochemicals. Dangote Oil Refining Company selected UOP technology for a world-
scale integrated refinery and petrochemical plant to be built in Lekki, near the capital of Lagos in
southwestern Nigeria.
“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,” said Pete Piotrowski, senior Vice
President and General Manager of UOP’s Process, Technology and
Equipment business.
“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,” he said.
In addition to processing crude oil to produce high-quality gasoline,
diesel and jet fuel that meet Euro V specifications for reduced
emissions, the new facility will produce world-scale quantities of
polypropylene, a key petrochemical used in plastics and packaging.
UOP technologies at this facility will include: the UOP Resid Fluid
Catalytic Cracking process to produce transportation fuels from
crude oil. It will also supply propylene, which will be used as a
feedstock for polypropylene.
Others are The CCR Platforming process to produce high-octane gasoline blending components; the
Unicracking process to produce diesel; the Penex process to produce high-octane gasoline and the crude
distillation unit (CDU) design, which will be provided by UOP’s alliance partner, Process Consulting
Services.

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