Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC), has signed a landmark Network Entry Agreement (NEA) aimed at strengthening gas transportation and enhancing energy security in Nigeria.
The agreement establishes the contractual framework for the system entry point into the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS), providing the operational guidelines required under the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code for gas delivery and information exchange between Chevron’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC.
The development is expected to improve the efficiency, safety and reliability of gas supply into Nigeria’s national gas transportation network while supporting the Federal Government’s drive to deepen domestic gas utilisation and industrial growth.
Speaking on the agreement, Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Jim Swartz, said the deal demonstrates the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture’s commitment to delivering natural gas safely and reliably while advancing Nigeria’s gas development agenda.
According to him, strengthening the operational interface between the Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC’s transportation infrastructure will enhance energy security, improve infrastructure efficiency and create long-term value for the country.
“The agreement underscores the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture’s commitment to safe and reliable gas delivery while supporting Nigeria’s broader gas development.
“By strengthening the interface between CNL’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC’s transportation network, we are helping to enhance energy security, infrastructure efficiency and long-term value creation for Nigeria,” Swartz said.
Also speaking, Chevron Nigeria’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Olusoga Oduselu, described the agreement as a significant milestone in the evolution of Nigeria’s gas transportation framework.
He noted that the establishment of a uniform Network Entry Agreement places Nigeria among countries operating standardized frameworks that regulate gas injection and offtake across central pipeline systems.
Oduselu said the framework reinforces the critical role of NGIC as the national gas network operator while ensuring that gas supplied into the system meets the safety, integrity and operational standards required to protect the national gas infrastructure.
“By establishing this common gas injection and offtake framework, the NEA reinforces the critical gatekeeping role of the gas Network Operator, NGIC, and delivery facility operators—like CNL, as operator of the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture—in ensuring that incoming gas does not compromise the safety, integrity or efficiency of the national gas network,” he stated.
