Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of state for petroleum assets (gasoline) stated the Nigerian and Libyan governments are in talks to develop a regional gasoline pipeline to strengthen power cooperation between the 2 international locations.
In a social media put up on Friday, Ekpo stated he met with Khalifa AbduAlsadik, Libya’s minister of oil, on the sidelines of the 2024 Gastech exhibition and convention in Houston, USA.
The minister stated they mentioned the potential of “creating a regional gasoline pipeline from Nigeria to Libya”.
“This strategic assembly goals to strengthen power cooperation between the 2 nations,” the minister stated.
Based on the put up, Olalekan Ogunleye, government vice-president (EVP), gasoline on the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm (NNPC) Ltd; Maher Giundi, worldwide enterprise advisor to the group chief government officer (GCEO) of NNPC; and Odiong Ekanem, technical adviser to the minister of state petroleum assets (gasoline), had been the officers on the Nigerian delegation.
He stated Libya’s group included Basteet Al Ashab, Khalid Jatbi, and Yousef Al Shatwi.
Nigeria has held comparable talks with key companions amid its gasoline growth drive.
On June 16, 2023, the NNPC signed 4 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with 5 African international locations as a part of the Nigeria-Morocco gasoline pipeline (NMGP) challenge.
The nationwide oil agency stated the deal was sealed with Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, and Guinea.
On January 30, the nationwide oil agency additionally held talks with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo Engineering & Development (Daewoo E&C) on the improvement of gasoline in Nigeria.
Listed below are images from the engagement:
