• Who owns the Dangote oil refinery?
  • The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria, which has a capacity of 650,000 barrels-a-day, has started operations. It is owned by Aliko Dangote, Africa¡¯s richest person.
  • What is the world’s largest crude distillation column equipment?
  • The world¡¯s largest crude distillation column equipment designed for crude oil processing for Dangote Refinery has arrived Lagos, the location of the plant. The Crude Distillation Column is the largest in terms of distilling capacity which is 650 thousand barrels per stream day.
  • Who provides compressor trains for Dangote oil refinery?
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo provides compressor trains for the Dangote refinery. Image courtesy of MAN. Dangote Group, one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Nigeria, is venturing into oil business with the construction of the Dangote oil refinery.
  • Who makes liquefied petroleum gas tanks for Dangote Refinery?
  • Sulzer Chemtech, a fluid engineering company based in Switzerland, was contracted to supply column internals, packings, and trays for the Dangote refinery in July 2020. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), a company based in South Korea, received an order worth $58m to build 15 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks for the refinery project in April 2018.
  • Which companies are involved in the Dangote Refinery Project?
  • Fabtech (18 columns), Schneider Electric (process automation systems), SOFEC (Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring buoys), and WABAG (raw water treatment plant) are the other suppliers involved in the Dangote refinery project.
  • Where is the Lekki oil refinery located?
  • The refinery is situated on a 6,180 acres (2,500 hectares) site at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lekki, Lagos State. It is supplied with crude oil by the largest sub-sea pipeline infrastructure of the world (1,100 km long). When fully operational it will provide 135,000 permanent jobs in the region.