On Tuesday 29th August, 2017, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources under
the leadership of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu recorded yet another
milestone in the development of Nigeria’s gas market with the execution
of the Gas Sale and Aggregation Agreement (GSSA) for the delivery of 74
million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of gas to the Greenville Oil and Gas
Company Limited (Greenville) US$500m Mini-LNG facility in Rumuji, River
State.
The signing of agreement which was supervised by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, had in attendance the representatives of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), of Greenville Oil and Gas Company Limited (Greenville) and Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria (GACN). Also in attendance was the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Gas Association led by its President, Mr. Dada Thomas.
The event is a significant milestone in the development of Nigeria’s gas market as it underpins gas supply to the first domestic LNG project. Gas supplied to Greenville by the NNPC/Total Joint Venture will be processed into Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at the Company’s mini – LNG facility, the first of its kind in Africa.
This development allows for the transportation of gas to various locations and stranded industries around the country through a virtual pipeline of specialized LNG trucks and presents an option to gas supply through the existing pipeline network. The NNPC/Total Joint Venture will fulfill its Domestic supply Obligation (DSO) by supplying the much needed gas to the project, after thorough negotiations supervised by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources to enhance the local utilization of gas for national development as envisaged in the National Gas Policy.
This project further underscores the resolve of the Federal Government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to encourage private sector participation in the Oil and Gas sector and creation of jobs which are two of the key initiatives the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Kachikwu has been championing in the sector for the past 2 years.
The Greenville Mini-LNG plant has an installed production capacity of 2,250mt/day, and is powered by 50mw gas-fired captive plant among other ancillary infrastructure. In order to facilitate delivery, Greenville has purchased LNG transportation trucks and tankers, and is constructing retail stations and secondary storage facilities across the nations for logistics support.
This GSAA has the capacity to create up to 2,000 direct jobs (and 5,000
indirect jobs); provide an avenue for seamless movement of gas to
stranded locations across the country; facilitate the use of gas for
power generation; revive gas based industries, and supply gas to large
industrial ventures and transportation. The project will significantly
contribute towards the displacement of more harmful and expensive fuel
sources; conserve much needed foreign exchange. The improved economic
activity also increases the Federal Governments revenue base, and
supports the Administration’s revenue diversification agenda.
The execution of the GSAA brings an end to negotiations on supply of gas
to this pioneering project. The plant is ready to commence operations
before the end of the year, giving Greenville the ability to meet the
energy requirements of Nigerian business at this critical stage of the
nation’s development. Plans are already underway to expand plant
capacity to 5,250mt/day, as we believe strongly in the development of
gas as an integral part of the renewed industrialization of Nigeria,
said Mr. Eddy Van Den Broeke, Chairman of Greenville Oil and Gas Company
Limited.
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