In a bid to meet its set goal of satisfying the fuel needs of the nations, Dangote Oil Refining Company has placed a double-digit million dollar order volume with Germany-based MAN Diesel & Turbo to deliver two compressor trains to be employed in the company’s refinery currently under construction in Lagos.
“The refinery we are building will satisfy 100 per cent of the fuel needs of Nigeria,” said Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of the Dangote Group concerning the Corporation’s Africa’s largest refinery in the Lekki Free Trade Zone of Lagos, an investment worth around $12 billion.
It is expected that facility will position the country of Nigeria as Africa’s biggest crude oil producer and also raise its processing capacities, finally getting more independent from imported fuels.
Wayne Jones, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Sales Officer of MAN Diesel & Turbo: “This is a milestone project and will have a huge impact on the economy of not only Nigeria but the whole of the West African region. We are very proud to be a part of this project and gladly offer our equipment and technological expertise in order to help to make the Dangote refinery not only Africa’s biggest but also one of the most efficient operations on the continent.”
Sohail A. Khan, Managing Director of MAN Diesel & Turbo in Nigeria: “This refinery new building is underlining the long-term growth perspective Nigeria and the region of West Africa have. We are here to serve customers with high-performance technology for the oil and gas industry, process industry or the ever-rising need for efficient power generation.”
The highly efficient machinery trains from MAN Diesel & Turbo each consist of an axial compressor driven by a steam turbine with about 30 MW power. Delivered with a comprehensive auxiliary package, they will come into operation for the refinery process of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), thereby supporting the production of fuel.
MAN Diesel & Turbo convinced here with proven and reliable technology, together with its extensive expertise in the refinery sector. The order also comprises erection and commissioning of the machinery trains, being developed and build at the company’s Turbomachinery technology site in Germany. Delivery will take place in the course of 2018, while commissioning of the whole refinery is planned for the year 2019.
Beside Nigeria as the largest national economy, MAN Diesel & Turbo holds subsidiaries also in other countries on the African continent. With 250 employees across various sales and service sites, regional workshops and a pool of field service engineers, the company serves customers that are mainly active in the oil and gas industry, the power generation business or the process industry. The company’s history in Africa dates back to the 1950s, when the first engines for power generation were delivered to the countries of Mali and Senegal.