Dangote Industries Limited and several of its key subsidiaries have expanded their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with units of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), reinforcing Nigeria’s drive to deepen domestic gas utilisation and industrial capacity.
The agreements involve Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, Dangote Cement Plc, and NNPC subsidiaries Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
The expanded gas supply arrangements were formalised during the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 (NGMP 2026) at the NNPC Towers in Abuja over the weekend.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, David Bird, signed on behalf of the refinery, while Arvid Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, executed the agreement for the cement business. Mustapha Matawalle signed for Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Bird described the agreements as a strategic step toward supporting the refinery’s expansion ambitions and securing long-term energy supply for increased production capacity.
He said the deal represents a critical milestone in Dangote Refinery’s growth strategy, ensuring access to the gas volumes required to sustain higher operational output and efficiency as the facility scales.
Pathak noted that the agreement aligns with Dangote Cement Plc’s long-term operational objectives, providing reliable gas supply to support cleaner energy adoption and expanded production capacity across its plants.
The agreements are expected to facilitate the broader adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) as Autogas, support rising industrial gas demand, and promote cleaner fuel alternatives for Nigeria’s transport and manufacturing sectors.
For Dangote Fertiliser FZE, the expanded gas supply is projected to underpin ongoing fertiliser capacity expansion projects, given the central role of natural gas as a key feedstock in fertiliser production.
Addressing stakeholders at the event, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the Gas Master Plan as a decisive shift from policy formulation to structured execution.
He said the plan reflects a commercially driven, integrated framework designed to translate Nigeria’s vast gas resources into tangible economic outcomes.
“Nigeria is fundamentally a gas nation,” Ekpo said. “Our challenge has never been potential, but translation—turning resources into reliable supply, infrastructure into value, and policy into measurable economic benefits.”
Ekpo added that the plan’s emphasis on supply reliability, infrastructure development, domestic and export market flexibility, and strategic partnerships aligns with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas Initiative.
NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described NGMP 2026 as an execution-focused roadmap aimed at unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential and positioning the country as a globally competitive gas hub.
Ojulari noted that Nigeria holds approximately 210 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, with upside potential of up to 600 trillion cubic feet, supported by reforms introduced under the Petroleum Industry Act and the government’s gas-led energy transition agenda.
He said the plan targets an increase in national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while catalysing more than $60 billion in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by the end of the decade.
According to Ojulari, NGMP 2026 prioritises cost optimisation, operational efficiency, and systematic resource development, while strengthening gas supply to power generation, CNG, LPG, Mini-LNG, and major industrial consumers.
He reaffirmed NNPC Ltd’s commitment to a collaborative, investor-focused execution model, noting that the plan was developed in close alignment with industry stakeholders, partners, and investors.
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