Shell to supply 100m cubic feet of gas per day to Dangote Fertiliser

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has concluded plans to supply 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to the Dangote Fertiliser and Petrochemical Plant in Lekki, Lagos State.

The SPDC said it took the final investment decision alongside its joint venture partners – Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, and Nigerian Agip Oil Company.

According to a statement by Shell’s spokesman, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, this was made known by the Managing Director of SPDC, Osagie Okunbor, in Port Harcourt, where he noted that the final investment decision was a significant step in supporting the Nigerian government’s “Decade of Gas” ambition.

The statement noted that the decision was to “build a dedicated upstream facility to supply 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to Dangote Fertiliser and Petrochemical Plant in Lekki, Lagos State, for 10 years.