- New milestones have been reached for enhancing the regional gas market.
- The three countries plan to construct the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline along Algeria and Nigeria.
According to the Ministry of Petroleum, Niger Republic, a new milestone has been reached for enhancing the regional gas market through the progressing construction of the multi-billion Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) along Algeria and Nigeria.
In a news report by World Oil, H.E. Mahamane Sani Mahamadou, Minister of Petroleum for the Republic of Niger, met with H.E. Mohamed Arkab, Minister of Energy and Mines, Algeria, and H.E. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria as well as the Director Generals of national oil companies (NOCs) of the three African countries to discuss the implementation of the TSGP on June 20 in Abuja. During the meeting – which follows the signing of the ‘Niamey Declaration’ during the 3rd Forum of the Economic Community of West African States in February 2022 – parties established a taskforce and roadmap for developing the TSGP.
A Steering Committee made up of the three Ministers and Director Generals of the NOCs, established during the two-day meeting, will be responsible for updating the feasibility study for TSGP and will meet at the end of July 2022 in Algiers to discuss how to progress with the TSGP project. The Ministry of Petroleum of Niger commends all parties for this significant step, viewing the establishment of the taskforce and roadmap as key drivers towards making the TSGP a reality.