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Notore’s main production facility is connected
to the Accugas network via the Nigerian Gas
Company pipeline, so establishing a supply link
will not require any capital expenditure.
The supply deal has an initial term of one
year, and Notore will have the option to extend
it for a mutually agreed period. Accugas has
pledged to deliver gas “on an interruptible and
reasonable endeavours basis, based on gas avail-
ability and nominations.”
Notore’s production facility is located in the
Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone and turns out 1,500
tonnes per day of urea and 1,000 tonnes per day
of ammonia.
“I am pleased to welcome Notore as a new Notore’s fertiliser plant is in Rivers state (Image: Notore Chemical Industries)
gas customer to Accugas, representing our 10th
customer site in total (versus three at the time our working relationship with Notore over the
of our acquisition of the Accugas business in course of the coming months and years.”
2019),” said Andrew Knott, the CEO of Savan- Savannah Energy is an Africa-focused inde-
nah Energy. “We look forward to developing pendent energy company based in the UK. ™

Sonangol head expects NGC

to support fertiliser production

ANGOLA SEBASTIÃO Gaspar Martins, the president and
CEO of Angola’s national oil company (NOC)
Sonangol, has said he expects the launch of the
country’s first non-associated gas project to sup-
port the operation of gas-based industries such
as fertiliser production.
In remarks broadcast by Rádio Nacional de
Angola (RNA) on August 12, Martins said the
development of the Maboqueiro and Quiluma
offshore fields would boost Sonangol’s bot-
tom line while also contributing to economic
diversification.
The project is designed to increase LNG
exports by making more feedstock available to
the Angola LNG plant, but it will also benefit the
local economy, he noted.
“It is an increase in revenue for Sonangol
and, on the other hand, it allows other develop-
ments in projects such as fertilisers, for example,
in which we are also involved, to begin to take
shape and which will allow the diversification NGC production will be exported and utilised by domestic industries (Photo: ANPG)
of the economy,” he said as quoted by RNA. “In
the case of agriculture itself, [the economy] can per year (tpy) of fertiliser.
benefit from a very important product, which is NGC is a consortium formed by Eni (Italy),
natural gas.” the operator, with a stake of 25.6%; CABGOC, a
Martins did not discuss the details of Sonan- subsidiary of Chevron (US), with 31%; Sonangol
gol’s plans for using gas to support fertiliser pro- P&P, a subsidiary of Sonangol, with 19.8%; BP
duction. According to other sources, Sonangol’s (UK), with 11.8%; and TotalEnergies (France),
Sonagás subsidiary has joined forces with Opaia, with 11.8%.
a privately owned Angolan firm, to build a fer- All of these companies (IOCs) are active in
tiliser plant near Soyo. The partners began con- Angola’s offshore zone, and all are shareholders
struction work on the $2.2bn facility this June in Angola LNG, which operates a 5.2mn tonne
and expect to finish it in 2026. When complete, per year (tpy) gas liquefaction plant near Soyo in
the plant will be able to turn out 1.2mn tonnes Angola’s Zaire province.

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