Morocco and Nigeria signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday in the city of Nouakchott, as a step forward in the gas pipeline project to connect African countries and provide a new energy supply line.
The first MoU was between Morocco, Nigeria, and Mauritania, while the second was between Morocco, Nigeria, and Senegal.
It was signed by the Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) represented by its Director General, Amina Benkhadra, the National Nigerian Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) represented by its group CEO Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, and the Mauritanian Company of Hydrocarbons (SMH) represented by its managing director Tourad Abdel Baghi, as came in a press release by the signatories.
The project, according to Benkhadra, will aid in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supplying Europe with the gas it needs by integrating the economies of West African nations.
Because our people need access to sustainable energy, she said, “We are glad to be here with our brothers and we plan to make a success of this project to bring prosperity, integration, economic development, and sustainable energy to Africa,” reported the Nigerian media, “This Day”.
NNPC’s director said, “We know that this is a very critical step that we have to take in terms of integration of activities within Africa so that value can come to our people and ultimately prosperity will continue in the African region.”
Kyari explained that “the Nigeria trans-Morocco pipeline is one of the critical decisions we need to take to foster that integration and economic value and it will pass through several countries and I can confirm that ECOWAS has endorsed this project. So today’s meeting is in alignment with the national oil companies of Senegal, and Morocco so that we can proceed with this. We are happy this is happening and it is going to add value,” he stated according to This Day Nigerian media.
The second memorandum was signed by Amina Benkhadra representing ONHYM, Kolo Kyari from, and the Holding Senegal Petroleum Company “PETROSEN Holding” represented by its Managing Director Adama Diallo, said the press release.
The release emphasizes that these MoUs serve to reaffirm the joint parties’ commitment to working together on this important project, which when finished will supply gas to all of the West African nations as well as open up a new export route.
The gas pipeline will pass through the coast of West Africa from Nigeria to Morocco, crossing Senegal and Mauritania among other places.
It will be linked to the European gas network via the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline.
Due to a sustainable and dependable gas supply that complies with the new protection obligations made by the African continent, this infrastructure will help to enhance the living circumstances of the population, integrate the economies of the sub-region, and reduce desertification.
Moreover, the project will open Africa to a new economic, political, and geopolitical dimension.
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