Dangote Turns to AI to Increase His Refinery’s Production Capacity

Aliko Dangote’s refinery plans to introduce Forge Plant Cognition, an artificial intelligence platform developed by Honeywell Technologies. It will help teams monitor equipment, detect problems and identify efficiency losses to improve crude oil processing. Honeywell estimates the system could generate more than $60 million in annual gross operational gains when the refinery reaches full capacity. The refinery currently processes 650,000 barrels per day and aims to reach 1.4 million by 2028, using infrastructure from NVIDIA and Dell Technologies.