Project: Ajaokuta – Abuja – Kano Gas Pipeline (Detailed Engineering Design)

Client: The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources

Date: March 2010

The Challenge

Nigeria has an estimated 187 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserve giving the country one of the top ten natural gas endowments in the world. Due to lack of gas utilization infrastructure, Nigeria still flares more than half of the natural gas she produces and re-injects 12% to enhance oil recovery. The nation’s main gas transmission system currently consist of three major pipeline namely: Escravos – Lagos trunk pipeline (ELP) for supplies to the western parts of the country and to Oben – Ajaokuta pipeline, which is the backbone for supplies to the North and Alakiri – Obigbo – Ikot – Abasi for the Eastern trunk.

In 2008, the Federal Government of Nigeria, approved new gas pricing and domestic supply obligation regulations that include the development of three major domestic gas transmission system that consist: firstly, a Western system comprising of the existing Escravos – Lagos Pipeline system (ELPS) and a new offshore extension to Lagos and secondly, the first South-North gas transmission line that will take dry gas through the Akwa – Ibom /Calabar facility to Ajaokuta, Abuja, Kano and Katsina.

Our Contribution

The Ajaokuta – Abuja – Kano Gas Pipeline project is taking place against the backup of the domestic supply context in Nigeria. It comprises of the construction, commissioning and operation of approximately 740 km Ajaokuta – Abuja – Kano 42” Natural Gas Pipeline supply system project. The Project management Consultancy for Detail Engineering Design was awarded to Osprey Investments Nigeria Limited.

In March 2010, Osprey Investments delivered to the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources the detailed engineering design for the Ajaokuta – Abuja – Kano Gas Pipeline Project; thereby laying the foundation for the construction of this historic gas pipeline. It is hoped that the Ajaokuta – Abuja – Kano Gas Pipeline can be utilised for the transportation of gas from West Africa to Europe through the long term inter-governmental project, the Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline.