…foresees 500mmscf/d surge in domestic gas supply

Oredola Adeola

President Bola Tinubu lined up the 200mmscf/d AHL gas processing plant 2 (GPP – 2), 300MMscf/d ANOH Gas Processing Plant (AGPC), and the ANOH-OB3 CTMS gas pipeline project being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and partners, for the commissioning of major gas projects.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) made this known in a statement released on Friday and obtained by Advisors Reports.

The three critical gas infrastructure projects according to Ngelale are parts of President Tinubu’s commitment to significantly leverage gas to grow the economy.

Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to the President, said, “The projects support the federal government’s effort to grow value from the nation’s gas assets while eliminating gas flaring.

“The delivery of the projects was accelerated from the inception of the administration in keeping with the overall objective of deepening domestic gas supply as a critical enabler for economic prosperity.

He further identified some of the projects to include, AHL Gas Processing Plant 2 (GPP – 2) – 200mmscf/d This project is an expansion to the Kwale Gas Processing Plant (GPP – 1), which currently supplies about 130MMscf/d of gas to the domestic market.

He said, “The processing plant is designed to process 200MMscf/d of rich gas and deliver lean gas through the OB3 Gas Pipeline. This additional gas supply will support further rapid industrialization of Nigeria.

“The plant will also produce about 160,000 MTPA of Propane and 100,000 MTPA of Butane, which will reduce the dependency on LPG Imports.

“The AHL Gas Plant is being developed by AHL Limited, an incorporated Joint Venture owned by NNPC Limited and SEEPCO,” the President’s spokesman said.

The second project according to the statement is ANOH Gas Processing Plant (AGPC) – 300MMscf/d The ANOH gas plant is an integrated 300MMscf/d capacity gas processing plant designed to process non-associated gas from the Assa North-Ohaji South field in Imo State.

He said, “The plant will produce dry gas, condensate, and LPG. The gas from the ANOH gas plant will significantly increase the domestic gas supply, leading to increased power generation and accelerated industrialization.

“The ANOH Gas Plant is being developed by ANOH Gas Processing Company, an incorporated Joint Venture owned by NNPC Limited and Seplat Energy Plc on a 50-50 basis,” Ngelale said.

The third project, according to the President’s spokesman is the ANOH-OB3 CTMS Gas Pipeline Project The project involves the engineering, procurement, and construction of 36”x23.3km ANOH-OB3 Project.

Ngelale said, “The Transmission Gas Pipeline will evacuate dry gas from the Assa North-Ohaji South (ANOH) primary treatment facility (PTF) to the OB3 Custody Transfer Metering Station (CTMS) for delivery into the OB3 pipeline system.

“About 600MMscf/d is estimated to be available from two separate 2 x 300MMscf/d capacity gas processing production trains from AGPC & SPDC JV,” he noted.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, therefore confirmed that the projects when commissioned later by President Tinubu, will increase gas supply to the domestic market by approximately 500mmscf/d, creating a better investment climate and promoting balanced economic growth cumulatively.