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The group says a framework and timetable
have been settled for the conclusion of such an
accord.
The deal calls for the delivery of 60mn cubic
feet (1.7mn cubic metres) per day of gas on a
“take-or-pay” basis over a period of 10 years, the
company said. The gas will be pumped through
the Gaz Maghreb-Europe (GME) pipeline to
existing power generation facilities, it said.
“The deal is a notable step forward for us in
our journey towards gas production and under-
pins the project development plan and financ-
ing,” Chariot’s CEO Adonis Pouroulis said.
Abderrahim El Hafidi, head of the national
Moroccan energy group ONEE, said Anchois
will be an important source of domestic gas
production “that will initially feed directly into
ONEE’s power plants” via GME.
Amina Benkhadra, general director of Moroc-
co’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des
Mines: added: “Agreeing these key principles is Chariot will use the GME pipeline to pump gas to local power plants (Image: Chariot)
indicative of our commitment to the develop-
ment of the Anchois gas field. We are pleased to upcoming green hydrogen production projects
be working in partnership with Chariot on this in Morocco.
asset, which has the potential to deliver a range In September, the group signed a pipeline
of benefits to the country.” tie-in agreement with Morocco’s state-owned
Last month, Chariot said it agreed with its Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines
partners Mohammed VI Polytechnic Univer- (ONHYM) to secure access to the Maghreb-Eu-
sity (UM6P) and Oort Energy to co-operate in rope Gas Pipeline. ™

PIPELINES
NNPCL signs deal with five countries for

Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project

MIDDLE EAST NIGERIAN National Petroleum Co. Ltd
(NNPCL) has signed a memorandum of under-
standing (MoU) with five African nations,
marking a significant step in the advancement
of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP)
project.
The proposed 5,600-km pipeline is designed
to connect 13 African countries at an esti-
mated cost of $25bn. Seven of the 13 countries
along the proposed route have now signed the
agreement, following the addition of five new
signatures.
The countries that signed to join the MoU are
Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
and Sierra Leone. The MoUs were signed in Rabat on December 5 (Photo: Twitter/@nnpclimited)
At the signing ceremony in Rabat, Morocco,
NNPCL’s Group Managing Director Mele Kyari the required land for the first compressor station
emphasised the crucial role of natural gas as a to be deployed in Nigeria, which is among the
transition fuel and affirmed that the group is 13 stations earmarked along the pipeline route,”
fully equipped to spearhead the development of Kyari said, according to the Nigerian outlet
the pipeline project. Nairametrics.
“NNPC Ltd will facilitate the continuous Once completed, the gas pipeline project
supply of gas and provide other enablers such as could have significant global implications.

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