- NLNG sources 75% of its feed gas from third-party suppliers as IOCs divest onshore assets, with new supply deals set to secure operations through 2027.
- The company pushes Train 7 expansion and highlights gas as critical to Africa’s energy access and industrial growth.
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has turned to third-party gas suppliers to stabilise production and sustain exports as international oil companies withdraw from onshore operations in Nigeria.
Speaking at the Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Milan, Italy, NLNG’s General Manager, Production, Nnamdi Anowi, said the company now sources 75 per cent of its feed gas from independent suppliers. “Shareholder companies divested to deepwater projects, so we had to redesign our model. We signed new Gas Supply Agreements to secure reliable flows,” Anowi stated.
He confirmed that the company will receive another tranche of third-party gas in October and expects adequate volumes from late 2026 through early 2027. “We achieved record output in 2019 with 316 cargoes, but supply gaps forced us to change strategy. Today, we rely on partnerships that guarantee resilience,” he said.
NLNG currently runs six trains with a combined 22 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity but operates at about 60 per cent utilisation because of feed gas shortages. The ongoing Train 7 project will boost capacity by more than 30 per cent when completed.
Anowi stressed that Nigeria holds vast untapped offshore gas reserves and urged investors to take advantage of government incentives for exploration. “Africa cannot grow without affordable energy. Nigeria must unlock its reserves to power industries, create jobs, and transform the continent into a global manufacturing hub,” he said.
He argued that reliable access to energy directly drives economic expansion. “When Nigeria improved power availability, the economy boomed. Africa can replicate that success if it secures energy at scale,” he added.
At the same event, NLNG Senior Instrumentation Engineer Tolulope Ajitoni warned about cyber risks in LNG operations. She presented a five-layer security framework and urged the industry to guard against attacks that could cause fires, explosions, and production losses.