Bridging the Gap: Decade of Gas Secretariat Trains Media to Drive Gas Sector Growth
The Decade of Gas Secretariat recently conducted a pivotal training session for influential energy journalists at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. This one-day event, titled “Gas Basics and Awareness,” aimed to deepen participants’ understanding of the gas sector to enhance their ability to report on its technical and commercial intricacies.
The session underscored the importance of advancing Nigeria’s gas production and consumption, emphasizing the role of informed public discourse. Training energy journalists is deemed crucial for fostering a well-informed public and enriching reportage on gas-related matters.
The training addressed key objectives for 2024, including closing the gas supply gap, achieving appropriate domestic gas pricing, and advocating for investor incentives to build critical gas infrastructure. It highlighted the need for capacity building across the entire gas value chain to support these goals.
The Secretariat stressed the critical role of infrastructure in unlocking the gas sector’s potential, noting the necessity of increasing gas production and addressing transportation challenges to ensure gas becomes a domestic commodity. They emphasized that drilling non-associated gas wells, which are less susceptible to vandalism, would secure an uninterrupted gas supply to power plants and industrial users.
“Infrastructure is crucial to the success of Nigeria’s gas transition,” they stated, identifying over 20 upstream projects capable of bridging the current 3 billion cubic feet per day gas deficit and delivering 4.6 billion cubic feet of daily production. The Secretariat expressed optimism that sustained efforts and government commitment would realize the vision of a gas-based economy.
During a case study session, President Tinubu’s recent inauguration of the ANOH and AHL gas processing plants and the ANOH-OB3 CTMS gas pipeline project was highlighted. The Secretariat noted, “Once the Obiafu, Obrikom, and Oben (OB3) pipeline is completed as promised, Nigeria’s domestic gas production will increase by 20 percent.”
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The 127-kilometer pipeline, with a 48-inch diameter, is set to supply 2 billion standard cubic feet of gas daily from the fields of OB3 to the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline, marking a significant boost in short-term gas production.
Shell Production and Distribution Company (SPDC) has drilled three gas wells within the ANOH field, and SEPLAT has completed midstream processing infrastructure, inaugurated by President Tinubu. The full potential will be realized once the ongoing OB3 pipeline construction is completed and integrated into the existing gas pipeline network.
The Decade of Gas Secretariat, chaired by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Gas, provides a collaborative platform to transform Nigeria’s gas sector, meet domestic needs, and enhance export capabilities, thereby building a robust gas-based economy
