As part of efforts to further monetize the country’s natural gas resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has entered into a Project Development Agreement with Golar LNG, for the deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas offshore in Niger Delta.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, the signing ceremony, which took place on Monday, was attended from the NNPC Limited side by the Chief Financial Officer, Umar Ajiya; Executive Vice President, Gas Power & New Energy, Olalekan Ogunleye and Executive Vice President, Upstream, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, while the Golar LNG team was led by – Karl Fredrik Staubo.
The PDA is another major milestone achievement towards ensuring gas commercialisation through the deployment of an FLNG Facility in Nigeria, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to rapidly commercialise Nigeria’s gas assets for the economic prosperity of the nation.
The agreement aims to monetize vast proven gas reserves from shallow water resources offshore Nigeria. The PDA also outlines the monetisation plan that will utilise approximately 400-500mmscf/d and produce LNG, LPG and condensate.
The Partners, NNPC Limited and Golar LNG have both expressed their commitment to achieving the Final Investment Decision before the end of Q4, 2024 and first gas by 2027.
