The Obiafu-Obrikom Oben gas pipeline project popularly known as OB3 has had its delivery date shifted to August 2024.
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, announced this in Abuja on Sunday.
He said this was done in other to ensure the completion of the project.
The Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, formerly announced that the project completion is expected in March 2024.
Ekpo made the announcement in February at the 7th International Energy Summit in Abuja, where the Minister described the OB3 gas pipeline as one of the biggest gas transmission in both Nigeria and African.
“I am highly elated to announce that going by the contractor estimates, the OB3 pipeline will be completed by March 2024 and the 42” 127km pipeline will supply 2BCF (two billion standard cubic feet) per day,” Ekpo had stated.
Olufemi said the OB3 gas pipeline is the interconnector which links the Eastern gas pipeline network to the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System in the West and the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline in the North.
“The River Niger Crossing operation has been the major impediment to the completion of the strategic OB3 gas pipeline for over three years.”
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