Chevron Nigeria Limited and the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited have signed a Network Entry Agreement to facilitate gas delivery into the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System.
The agreement between Chevron, operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, and NGIC, a subsidiary of NNPC Ltd, sets out the contractual framework required under the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code.
It will also govern gas delivery operations and data exchange between Chevron’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC’s network.
Speaking on the deal, Jim Swartz, Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited, said the agreement reflects the JV’s commitment to safe and reliable gas supply.
“By strengthening the interface between CNL’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC’s transportation network, we are helping to enhance energy security, infrastructure efficiency and long-term value creation for Nigeria,” he said.
In a statement, Olusoga Oduselu, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, CNL, stated that the development of Nigeria’s uniform NEA framework places Nigeria among the league of countries whose central gas pipeline transporters operate under a standardized framework governing gas injection and offtake.
“By establishing this common gas injection and offtake framework, the NEA reinforces the critical gatekeeping role of the gas Network Operator, NGIC, and delivery facility operators — like CNL, as operator of the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture— in ensuring that incoming gas does not compromise the safety, integrity, or efficiency of the national gas network,” he noted
