The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) joint venture (JV), said it has taken the final investment decision (FID) to build a dedicated upstream facility to supply 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to Dangote Fertiliser and Petrochemical Plant in Lekki, Lagos State, for 10 years.
The JV partners include the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC).
Managing Director of SPDC, operator of the joint venture, Osagie Okunbor, who disclosed this on Friday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, described the FID as a significant step in supporting the Nigerian government’s ‘Decade of Gas’ ambition.
A statement signed by SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, quoted Okunbor as saying: “This investment decision is a critical step in pursuing the development of the gas-rich Iseni field, which is part of the Okpokunou Cluster in Oil Mining Lease 35 located in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.”
He also assured that SPDC and its JV partners remained committed to Nigeria’s ‘Decade of Gas’ ambition and, particularly, the domestic gas agenda.
According to Okunbor, increasing the delivery of natural gas to the domestic market is key to accelerated industrialization and economic development of Nigeria.
The FID signals a positive step towards the construction of the required infrastructure for the project that is expected to create jobs through direct and indirect employment.
Dangote boasts Africa’s largest granulated urea fertiliser complex and produces around 65 percent of Nigeria’s domestic fertiliser requirements. The project will supply gas which will enhance the Dangote Fertiliser and Petrochemical Plant’s ability to deliver on its promise to the Nigerian people and government.
Increasing the delivery of natural gas to the domestic market is key to accelerated industrialization and economic development of Nigeria.
