By John Ikani
The Kingdom of Morocco and the Federal Government of Nigeria are perfecting plans to build the world’s longest offshore pipeline and second-longest pipeline in the world.
Disclosing this via a tweet on Sunday, Tolu Ogunlesi, one of the media aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, said the pipeline is to carry gas from Nigeria to Morocco, running across 11 West African countries.
The presidential aide went on to note that the partnership between ONHYM of Morocco and Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited was originally signed by the two countries in June 2018.
What Ogunlesi is saying about the project
He stated, “Nigeria (@NNPCgroup) and Morocco (#ONHYM) are teaming together to build the longest offshore pipeline in the world and second-longest pipeline in the world.
“It will carry gas from Nigeria to Morocco (& Europe), running across 11 West African countries. The Agreement for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) was originally signed by the two countries when President @MBuhari paid a State Visit to Morocco in June 2018.
“When completed, the over 7,000 km long gas pipeline… will link #Nigeria with #Morocco, cross 11 west African countries and extend to Europe. It will be the longest offshore pipeline in the world and the second-longest pipeline overall.”
Nigeria (@NNPCgroup) and Morocco (#ONHYM) are teaming together to build the longest offshore pipeline in the world and second longest pipeline in the world.
It will carry gas from Nigeria to Morocco (& Europe), running across 11 West African countries. #Thread pic.twitter.com/esqjES0xqo
— Tolu Ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 1, 2022
What you should know
Nigeria has 203 trillion-cubit gas deposit and the NNPC Ltd in 2020 embarked on massive gas pipelines project, through the National Gas Expansion Programme.
Revenue from oil and gas accounts for about two-thirds of Nigeria’s funding.
Experts estimate that Nigeria’s 203 trillion-cubit gas resources will be enough to cover the West African region and other parts of the globe.
In March, the national oil company said it was working on building pipelines that would deliver gas from Nigeria to Europe.
NNPC Ltd is also making concerted efforts in the gas sector through various projects such as the NLNG Train 7, Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Natural Gas Pipeline, Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben Gas Pipeline (OB3) and the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS).
