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Nigeria-Morrocco Gas Pipeline: FG, Morocco In Talks To Expedite Project

The Nigerian government has heightened discussions with the Kingdom of Morocco to expedite the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline. A statement from the Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye, revealed that these recent talks occurred during a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali.

The discussions centered on advancing the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project in accordance with agreements made by both nations in 2022.

Soneye highlighted that both nations underscored the project’s significance to their economies and the urgent need to address energy poverty across Africa. In 2017, the NNPCL entered into an agreement for a 48” x 5,300Km pipeline from Nigeria to Dhakia, Morocco, and 1,700km from Dhakia to Northern Morocco.

The designed gas pipeline aims for a capacity of 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year, equivalent to 3.0 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day. The pipeline’s route is expected to traverse several countries, including the Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, and conclude in Morocco with a spur extending to Spain.

The statement read, ‘‘Due to the international nature of the project, the ECOWAS Commission is saddled with the responsibility to, among other things, facilitate inter-governmental treaty and host government agreements, the establishment of Pipeline Higher Authority, and alignment with AU, UN and other relevant international bodies.

‘’The project, among other things, will help drive the monetisation of Nigeria’s gas resources, maintain NNPC Ltd.’s energy leadership in Africa, and promote economic and regional cooperation among African Countries’’.

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