Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has selected US based Honeywell Technologies to provide process technologies, licensing, engineering services, proprietary catalysts, equipment and digital solutions for its planned 700,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya.
Honeywell Technologies announced the agreement on Wednesday noting “The project builds on nearly a decade of collaboration between the two companies and leverages proven engineering designs that Honeywell Technologies developed for Dangote’s refinery in Lekki, Nigeria.
“Dangote’s ability to draw upon these established designs will help reduce the development schedule for the new facility by nearly two years – nearly 30% sooner than typical newly constructed facilities. The Kenya facility will leverage Honeywell Technologies’ refining and petrochemical processing solutions to produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and polypropylene.
“The refinery will have the flexibility to process a wide variety of crude oils, from light to heavy grades, enabling the use of feedstocks sourced from multiple regions and reducing reliance on any single supply source.” The company stated.
Similar to the Nigerian refinery, the Honeywell Technologies project scope for the Kenya refinery is expected to be approximately $300 million.
“Large-scale refinery projects require a combination of proven technologies, engineering expertise and digital capabilities,” said Rajesh Gattupalli, President of Honeywell Technologies UOP.
“Through our long-standing relationship with Dangote, we have developed proven large-train engineering designs that can be applied to the Kenya refinery to help significantly reduce time-to-market. We will also provide modifications that enable the refinery to process a wide range of crude feedstocks, helping improve operational flexibility and reduce reliance on any single crude source or supply region.” The company concluded.
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