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    The Guardian: Cote d’Ivoire Mulls LNG Supply From Nigeria

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Ivory Coast Ministry of Energy official says that the country intends to enter a working relationship with Nigeria for the import of liquefied natural gas.

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

The Guardian: Cote d’Ivoire Mulls LNG Supply From Nigeria

The nation’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) market may have continued to broaden as the Republic of Cote D’ Ivoire signaled its intention to procure the commodity from Nigeria in support of its growing power needs.

Confirming the development in a statement yesterday, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, said the package, which is the first of its kind in the West African sub-region would see Nigeria commit a small chunk of its daily LNG output which stands at over three billion cubic feet of gas per day, to its sub-regional neighbors in the first instance before the eventual extension of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) to Cote D’Ivoire and Senegal.

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