Five tripartite Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Monday, December 5 in Rabat, as part of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, between Morocco and Nigeria, on the one hand, and by Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Ghana, on the other hand.
The first memorandum was signed by the Moroccan National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) and the National Nigerian Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) with Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC-Gambia).
The second memorandum was signed by ONHYM and the National Nigerian petroleum company limited “NNPC” with Petroguin-Guinea Bissau, while the third memorandum was signed by ONHYM and the National Nigerian petroleum company limited “NNPC” with the National Petroleum Company “SONAP” of the Republic of Guinea.
The fourth memorandum was signed by ONHYM and the National Nigerian petroleum company limited “NNPC” with the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone “PDSL”, while the fifth memorandum was signed by ONHYM and the National Nigerian petroleum company limited “ NNPC” with Ghana national gas company “GNGC”.
These memorandums of understanding, like the MoUs, signed with ECOWAS on September 15, 2022, and those signed with Mauritania and Senegal on October 15, 2022, confirm the commitment of the parties within the framework of this strategic project which, Once completed, will supply gas to all West African countries and will also enable a new export route to Europe, according to a joint communiqué from the signatory parties.
The memorandum of understanding also confirms the commitment of ECOWAS and all the countries crossed to contribute to the feasibility of this important project which, once completed, will supply gas to all the countries of East Africa. West and will also provide a new export route to Europe.
This strategic Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project will run along the West African coast from Nigeria, passing through Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, and Mauritania to Morocco. It will be connected to the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline and the European gas network and will also supply the landlocked states of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
