Togo, Nigeria and Morocco sign additional African Atlantic Gas Pipeline MoU

An MoU dealing with the technical and steering Committees of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline was signed in Rabat last week between the Togolese Gaz Company (SOTOGAZ-Togo), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC-Nigeria), and Morocco’s Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). SOTOGAZ is the latest partner to officially join the initiative The project is expected to generate 30 billion cubic meters per year in a pipeline to Morocco, which will then be connected directly to the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline (GME) and the European gas network. Currently, Nigeria possesses Africa’s largest proven gas reserves, most of which is untapped, flared or reinjected into oil wells. The project, sponsored by Morocco and Nigeria, is part of the Atlantic Initiative advocated by King Mohammed VI.