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Dangote names technology provider for his refinery

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Nigerian billionaire and investor Aliko Dangote has named Rajesh Gattupalli of Honeywell UOP as the technology provider for his refinery. The provider will receive a commission for every barrel processed at the facility, but the amount of the payment has not been specified.

Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businessman, has appointed Rajesh Gattupalli, president of Honeywell UOP, as the head of the company providing the technology for the future Lamu refinery, in Kenya. Honeywell UOP is to provide technology licences, engineering services and equipment for the $16 billion project, designed to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day.

Honeywell UOP will receive a commission for every barrel processed using its technology, according to information published about the project. The Lamu refinery is being developed by Dangote and is set to be a major refining project in Kenya.

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