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West Africa: Ministers Meet Over W/African Gas Project
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
27 April 2008
Posted to the web 28 April 2008
Hamisu Muhammad
Energy Ministers from Nigeria, Togo, Benin and Ghana at the weekend in Abuja began crucial discussions to trace the factors responsible for the delay in the take off of the West African Gas Pipeline projects billed to come on stream last December.
Mr. Emmanuel Odusina and Mr. Odein Ajumogobia represent Nigeria at the meeting over "pressing issues" militating against early completion and commissioning of the 678 Km West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project that had earlier been billed for completion in December last year.
Nigeria's Odusina, at the meeting's opening ceremony, said of particular concern was the lingering issue of pipeline vandalization and attack on personnel.
He said part of the issues to be deliberated would also be how to assure targeted customers of the WAGP Project of the availability and sustenance of gas from Nigeria. The issue of contractual problems is also included in the deliberation.
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"Today I am pleased to note that due to our collective efforts, the vandalised portion of the Escravos, Lagos pipeline section has been repaired and the remaining work on WAGP are completed there", he said.
"This means that all the conditions are fulfilled to ship Free Flow Gas in WAGP, while work on the Compressor Station is continuing", he also said.
WAGP is owned by the following companies (with approximate ownership percentages): Chevron West African Gas Pipeline Ltd (36.7%); Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (25%); Shell Overseas Holdings Limited (18%); and Takoradi Power Company Limited (16.3%), Societe Togoliase de Gaz (2%) and Societe BenGaz S.A. (2%).
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