We’re making progress on $25bn Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline – Kyari

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) or the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project is at the stage of land acquisition and resettlement.

Its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, made the disclosure during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) Project in Abuja.

He stated that the $25 million project has made reasonable progress with its engineering design phase two completed.

NNPCL Executive Vice Chairman, Gas and Power, Mr Olalekan Ogunleye, who represented him, said decisions at the meeting will shape the future of the project and ensure positive impact on the nations’ economies and people’s lives.

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“Today’s deliberations are critical. The decisions made here will shape the future of the African Atlantic Gas Project, ensuring a positive impact on the economies of our nations and the lives of our people,” he said.

He described the 6,800km network project, which passes through 13 countries and was formerly the West African Gas Pipeline Project as the largest in the continent.

Kyari insisted that NNPCL having executed the West African Gas Pipeline Project, is well-positioned to implement the project with its expertise in gas production, processing and marketing.

Declaring the meeting open, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the parley was convened with a focus on the strategic institutional documents, each pivotal to regional cooperation and the advancement of the hydrocarbon sector.

According to him, the merger of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Extension Project (WAGPEP) and the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project (NMGP) into the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline Project (AAGP), following the decision at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government of 9th July 2023, reflects the region’s strategic vision for a more connected and economically vibrant pipeline network.