Nigeria to Begin Surveys of Southern Section of Gas Pipeline Project

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company said it has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank for the development of the gas pipeline project and it intends to apply part of these funds toward paying for the surveys covering the southern zone of the gas pipeline from Nigeria to Senegal, according to a statement.

When completed, the pipeline project is expected to provide about 3 billion standard cubic feet of gas a day from Nigeria to 11 West African nations, Morocco and Europe, the NNPC said.

Natural gas for the project will be sourced from Brass Island in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and end in the north of Morocco, where it will be connected to the existing Maghreb European Pipelines that connect Algeria with Spain via Morocco.

The NNPC said the surveys only relate to the offshore-Nigeria-to-Senegal segment of the pipeline, including landfills and onshore routes to the compressor stations.

Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in IsDB’s guidelines, and is open to all eligible bidders as specified in the bank’s procurement guidelines. Bids must be delivered to NNPC’s Abuja offices on or before Sept. 20.

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline was proposed in December 2016, and the project is estimated to cost at least $25 billion.

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