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Nigeria · asset class
Pipelines in Nigeria
Nigeria has 40 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 26th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 35 operating and 4 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (14), Eni S.p.A. (6) and Shell (6) — Nigerian National Petroleum Corp alone is named on 35% of them. Half of Nigeria's pipelines in service predate 2010 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Bonny-Port Harcourt Refinery Pipeline, dating from 1965. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben Gas Pipeline, under construction. They account for 12% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Nigeria.
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Who owns Nigeria's pipelines
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corp14 35%
- Eni S.p.A.6 15%
- Shell6 15%
- Nigerian Gas Co5 13%
- ExxonMobil3 8%
- Nigeria LNG Ltd3 8%
- Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd3 8%
- Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1980s1
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2010 · oldest Bonny-Port Harcourt Refinery Pipeline (1965) · newest Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) — Expansion (ELPS II) (2021) · 7 of 40 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
How Nigeria compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 23. Indonesia50
- 24. Poland47
- 25. Kazakhstan45
- 26. Nigeria40
- 27. United Kingdom36
- 28. Thailand36
- 29. United Arab Emirates32
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Nigeria?
- OverWatts maps 40 pipelines in Nigeria — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 26th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Nigeria?
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corp is named as owner or operator on the most — 14 of 40 (35%). Next are Eni S.p.A. (6), Shell (6) and Nigerian Gas Co (5).
- How old are Nigeria's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2010, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Bonny-Port Harcourt Refinery Pipeline (1965); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Nigeria?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben Gas Pipeline, Trans Nigeria Gas Pipeline — Phase 1: Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Pipeline (AKK Pipeline) and Ibadan–Jebba Gas Pipeline.