Jim Swartz – Chairman & Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited
By Samuel Ogude
Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), in collaboration with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s subsidiary – NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (“NGIC”), has concluded a Network Entry Agreement (“NEA”) for the system entry point into the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System.
In a press statement signed by Olusoga Oduselu, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chevron Nigeria and Mid-Africa Region said NEA establishes the contractual framework required under the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code to govern gas delivery operations and associated interfacing / information exchange between CNL’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC.
Segun Kuteyi, Director and Chief Operating Officer Chevron (Middle) signs the agreement, while Ijeoma Bassey, General Counsel, Chevron (Left) looks on.
According to the statement, the Chairman and Managing Director Chevron Nigeria Limited, Jim Swartz, said that the agreement underscored the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture’s commitment to safe and reliable gas delivery while supporting Nigeria’s broader gas development. His words: “By strengthening the interface between CNL’s Escravos Gas Plant and NGIC’s transportation network, we are helping to enhance energy security, infrastructure efficiency and long-term value creation for Nigeria.”
Chevron executives, Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo (second right), Group CEO, NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari (third left) and others after the agreement signing
According to the statement, the agreement provides contractual framework to govern safe, efficient gas delivery from the NNPCL/CNL JV to NGIC’s pipeline network in compliance with the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code. Olusoga Oduselu, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, CNL, stated that the development of Nigeria’s uniform NEA framework places Nigeria among the league of countries whose central gas pipeline transporters operate under a standardized framework governing gas injection and off take.
His words: “By establishing this common gas injection and offtake framework, the NEA reinforces the critical gatekeeping role of the gas Network Operator, NGIC, and delivery facility operators — like CNL, as operator of the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture — in ensuring that incoming gas does not compromise the safety, integrity, or efficiency of the national gas network.”