Nigeria eyes 3 Bcf/d gas pipeline to Morocco after relations sour with Niger

Gas-rich Nigeria is looking to fast-track the construction of a 5,600-km gas pipeline to Morocco, capable of supplying Europe, after a total breakdown in diplomatic relations with Niger scuttled the Trans-Sahara pipeline to Algeria. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer but a marginal gas player, has declared the 2020s a “decade of gas.” The country, which is sitting on an estimated… Gas-rich Nigeria is looking to fast-track the construction of a 5,600-km gas pipeline to Morocco, capable of supplying Europe, after a total breakdown in diplomatic relations with Niger scuttled the Trans-Sahara pipeline to Algeria. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer but a marginal gas player, has declared the 2020s a “decade of gas.” The country, which is sitting on an estimated… Read More