NLNG says FID on Train 7 plus is imminent

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced that there is steady progress towards achieving Final Investment Decisions  (FID) on Train 7 plus.

The company stated this at the World LNG Summit in Portugal at the weekend.

It said with the full support of its board, it is making steady progress towards achieving Final Investment Decision (FID) on its Train 7 Plus project during 2018.

This phase of the company’s strategic growth programme will on completion upscale NLNG’s annual production capacity from the current capacity of 22 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 30 mtpa.

Speaking at the Summit, Tony Attah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited said, “With Nigeria’s proven reserves of about 192 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and another 600 trillion cubic feet in potential, this milestone development is coming at a crucial time.

“I am excited about this development which would not be possible without the support of our Board and shareholders, the shared vision within our company of helping to build a better Nigeria; our core values of Integrity, Teamwork, Respect, Excellence and Caring; the commitment of our staff; and the cooperation from Government and other stakeholders including our loyal customers.

“This milestone would symbolise many things. We have consistently shown the world that NLNG is a world-class company, operating out of a globally strategic country, safely and reliably delivering clean energy to its customers. Secondly, and most importantly for Nigeria, it shows that it is time for gas; This is the time to unleash the country’s gas potentials through catalysts like Trains 7 Plus to spur socio economic transformation.

“NLNG remains a success and we are determined to sustain our status as an inspiration to Nigeria. The company has generated $90 billion in revenues as well as paid $5.5 billion in taxes to the government. The company has also has helped monetise the country’s gas resources and significantly contributed to reducing gas flaring from 65 per cent to less than 20 per cent.”

NLNG runs an integrated plant on Bonny Island where its current six liquefaction trains share common facilities including storage tanks, shipping capacity and loading jetties with a gas intake of 3.5 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas per day.

The company has so far converted over five trillion cubic feet of associated gas, which otherwise would have been flared, to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for both export and domestic use. It is Nigeria’s most significant natural gas utilization intervention to date, which is helping to preserve the environment and support Nigeria’s economic growth.

From an initial investment of about $6 billion, NLNG has grown into a $15.6 billion investment with an asset base of about $11billion.

At a stage in its transition from a two train facility to its current six train structure, the NLNG facility was recognised as one of the fastest growing such projects in the LNG world as well as supplier of about 13 per cent of global market supply.

Currently, NLNG is serviced by a committed fleet of 23 LNG vessels which is the largest fleet in the sub-region. This is inclusive of six new vessels, constructed in South Korea and delivered between 2015 and 2016 as replacements for six maturing vessels within its operations inventory.

In addition, NLNG has contributed significantly to the domestic LPG industry, supplying some 40 per cent of cooking gas to Nigerian homes and businesses. This intervention continues as part of strategies and initiatives.