Algeria: The Trans-Saharan pipeline, a Nigerian alternative to Russian gas?

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Very ambitious project greatly accelerated by Putin's war.

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On 28 July in Algiers, following months of negotiations, Algeria, Niger and Nigeria signed a memorandum of understanding formalising the 4,000km Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, which will enable Nigerian gas to be piped into Europe.

"This agreement marks the commitment of the three parties to revive a project of regional and international scope, which will boost the social and economic development of our country," Algeria's energy minister, Mohamed Arkab, said shortly after putting his signature to the agreement alongside his counterparts from Niger and Nigeria.

At the moment, this is just an agreement underpinned by "strong political will", Abdelmadjid Attar, a former Algerian energy minister and ex-CEO of the Algerian oil and gas giant Sonatrach, told Middle East Eye.

Meanwhile, an Algerian energy ministry official told MEE on condition of anonymity that "discussions will carry on between experts from the three countries".

In theory, the project involves building a pipeline designed to pipe gas from the Niger Delta towards In Salah, in the south of Algeria, passing through Niger.

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Primavera said:
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Very ambitious project greatly accelerated by Putin's war.

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On 28 July in Algiers, following months of negotiations, Algeria, Niger and Nigeria signed a memorandum of understanding formalising the 4,000km Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, which will enable Nigerian gas to be piped into Europe.

"This agreement marks the commitment of the three parties to revive a project of regional and international scope, which will boost the social and economic development of our country," Algeria's energy minister, Mohamed Arkab, said shortly after putting his signature to the agreement alongside his counterparts from Niger and Nigeria.

At the moment, this is just an agreement underpinned by "strong political will", Abdelmadjid Attar, a former Algerian energy minister and ex-CEO of the Algerian oil and gas giant Sonatrach, told Middle East Eye.

Meanwhile, an Algerian energy ministry official told MEE on condition of anonymity that "discussions will carry on between experts from the three countries".

In theory, the project involves building a pipeline designed to pipe gas from the Niger Delta towards In Salah, in the south of Algeria, passing through Niger.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/algeria-trans-saharan-pipeline-nigeria-alternative-russian-gas
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Nigeria's Trans-Niger Pipeline Runs Dry on Oil Theft Since ...https://www.bloomberg.com › news › articles › nigeria-...
Jul 27, 2022 — The TNP was illegally tapped in about 150 places, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria said in March when local ...
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This is a gas pipeline not oil, they haven't even started building it yet!
 
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Primavera said:
This is a gas pipeline not oil, they have even started building it yet!
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The headline says OIL theft, ... but I think you are right. :thup:

But Nigeria is so corrupt, a lot of the theft is engineered by gov't bureaucrats and employees.
 
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The World’s Longest Offshore Gas Pipeline Could Get The Green Light Next Year

Nigeria, Morocco, and their partners expect to make a final investment decision next year on what would be the world’s longest offshore gas pipeline from Nigeria to Morocco and onto southern Europe, the chief executive of the Nigerian state oil firm told Bloomberg in an interview.

The pipeline, expected to cost between $20 billion and $25 billion, is planned to run for 3,840 miles (5,600 kilometers) from Nigeria along the West African coast to Morocco before connecting with pipelines in Italy and Spain and potentially delivering more non-Russian gas to Europe.

Nigeria wants to monetize and export more of its vast natural gas resources, which are now currently only exported by Nigeria LNG, a joint venture of NNPC and international oil and gas majors. More gas exports for Nigeria would also mean diversifying the African producer’s gas export routes and eliminating gas flaring, according to Nigerian officials.

Last month, NNPC and the Moroccan Office National of Hydrocarbons and Mines signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline.

“We will take a final investment decision next year,” Mele Kyari, CEO at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), told Bloomberg in an interview published on Monday.

According to NNPC’s top executive, the huge pipeline will be built in stages, with the first one expected to take three years to complete. The other phases of the construction would take five years, Kyari told Bloomberg. Nigeria, Morocco, and other stakeholders are currently discussing terms of financing with potential financial partners and lenders, he added.


Nigeria plans to significantly boost its gas production, and quadrupling output in the next four years is “very realizable,” the manager said.

The longest offshore pipeline – if completed on time – could supply more pipeline gas from Africa to Europe by the end of this decade, when the EU will have freed itself from Russian gas, according to its current plans.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...line-Could-Get-The-Green-Light-Next-Year.html
 
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