Dangote Refinery Partners with Honeywell to Drive 1.4 Million BPD Expansion

Nigeria’s Dangote Group has partnered with Honeywell International Inc to provide technology and services aimed at doubling the capacity of its refinery to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028, a move that signals significant progress toward Dangote’s goal of building the world’s largest petroleum refinery.

The agreement will enable Dangote to process a wider range of crude grades, supported by Honeywell’s catalysts and equipment, according to Reuters.

Honeywell Inc., a Fortune 100 industrial and technology company, provides a wide array of industry-specific solutions, including aerospace and automotive products and services, control technologies for buildings and industrial facilities, and advanced performance materials worldwide.

Back in 2017, UOP LLC, a division of Honeywell, secured a contract to provide the Dangote Refinery with proprietary specialist equipment, including catalyst and dryer regeneration control systems, high-performance column trays, and heat exchanger tubes.

Nigeria’s industrial engine is gearing up for a new phase of growth as Dangote moves to broaden its crude-processing footprint. The company is set to scale up polypropylene output to an estimated 2.4 million metric tons a year, powered by a newly secured license to deploy Honeywell’s Oleflex technology. While the exact financial details remain confidential, a source close to the arrangement noted that the investment could climb above $250 million, depending on how the full project is structured.

The refinery itself, already the continent’s flagship energy complex at 650,000 barrels per day, was built to close Nigeria’s long-standing supply gap and create room for export-ready surplus. In July, the company signaled its next leap, revealing plans to lift capacity from 650,000 bpd to about 700,000 bpd by late 2025, cementing its status as Africa’s largest and one of the top global single-train refineries.

Just weeks ago, Dangote outlined an even bolder expansion trajectory: a second single-train unit scheduled over the next three years. If executed as proposed, the combined system could refine nearly the entirety of Nigeria’s present crude output, estimated at roughly 1.5 million barrels per day. It is a move that hints at a future where domestic refining no longer plays catch-up but stands at the center of Africa’s energy story, steady and unshaken.