West African Gas Pipeline Company shuts off gas receipts

The West African Gas Pipeline system has had gas receipts into its pipeline shut off by operator West African Gas Pipeline Company because the gas it was receiving was considered detrimental to the integrity of the pipeline system.

The gas that was being received at the Itoki receipt terminal was judged to exceeded the allowable gas specifications for moisture content by the company, which could be detrimental to the integrity of the pipeline system. West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) is currently in discussions with suppliers to ensure the situation is reversed as rapidly as possible.

The West African Gas Pipeline links into the existing Escravos-Lagos pipeline at the Nigeria Gas Company’s Itoki Natural Gas Export Terminal in Nigeria, stretching 678km into a beachhead in Lagos. It then moves offshore to Takoradi in Ghana, with gas delivery laterals from the 20 inch diameter mainline extending to Cotonou (Benin), Lome (Togo) and Tema (Ghana).

The Escravos-Lagos pipeline system has a capacity of 800 MMcf/d, and the WAPCo system has a peak capacity of 460 MMcf/d.

Posted by Claire Manning