Shell Nigeria gas extends its distribution network
Leading domestic gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has entered into a 20-year agreement for the domestic distribution of gas to industrial customers and manufacturing plants in Lagos and Ogun States, to enable it to also extend its distribution network to Badagry in order to serve a new market in the border community.
According to the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas, Ed Ubong, the new partnership would deepen domestic gas utilisation in Nigeria, and enhance further industrialization in Agbara, Igbesa and Ota areas of Ogun State.
He noted that, “This agreement will enable local industries to thrive and create employment opportunities for Nigerians. We look forward to continuing to grow domestic gas distribution to industries and manufacturing plants in Ogun State and other parts of Nigeria while unleashing the industrial potential inBadagry,”
Mr. Ubong commended the efforts made by the Nigerian Gas Company and NGMC over the last 20 years in helping SNG to continue to provide gas to industries and manufacturing plants in Nigeria.”
Also, the Managing Director of Nigeria Gas Marketing Corporation, Engineer Faruk Usman, while expressing his joy, said that the agreement would enable the parties involved to further unlock the potential of the domestic gas market and contribute to industrialisation in Nigeria.
Commenting on the 20-year deal, Country Chair, Shell Companies, Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, stated that the knock-on effects of the gas distribution agreement would bring ‘tremendous benefits to the economy’ in SNG’s states of operation and Nigeria.
He emphasizes that, “Shell companies in Nigeria will continue to turn Nigeria’s domestic gas opportunities into reality through our strategic intent to develop enough gas to meet our current commitments and future growth plans.”
SNG and its partners and local stakeholders have agreements to build infrastructure and deliver natural gas to over 150 industrial and commercial customers, mostly in Ogun, Abia, Oyo, Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos States. The agreements drive industrialization, provide employment for skilled and unskilled local population in addition to directly improving internally generated revenues in these states.
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