The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) or the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project is at the stage of land acquisition and resettlement.
Its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari, made the disclosure during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) Project in Abuja.
He stated that the $25 million project has made reasonable progress with its engineering design phase two completed.
NNPCL Executive Vice Chairman, Gas and Power, Olalekan Ogunleye, who represented him, said decisions at the meeting will shape the future of the project and ensure positive impact on the nations’ economies and people’s lives.
“Today’s deliberations are critical. The decisions made here will shape the future of the African Atlantic Gas Project, ensuring a positive impact on the economies of our nations and the lives of our people,” he said.
He described the 6,800km network project, which passes through 13 countries and was formerly the West African Gas Pipeline Project as the largest in the continent.
