Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed an intergovernmental agreement in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in support of the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline (ECOWAS statement, 19/07/2026).
The African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) is designed to transport up to 30 bcm/year of natural gas from Nigeria and West Africa through 13 West African countries to Morocco, including 15 bcm/year intended for exports to Morocco and Europe, according to Nigeria’s state-owned oil company NNPC. The pipeline would extend over approximately 6,900 km through a hybrid offshore-onshore route and is estimated to require an investment of around USD25bn.
Jointly led by NNPC and Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), the project aims to improve energy access, support industrial development, and strengthen regional integration across Africa, according to an NNPC press release.
The project has completed its feasibility study and front-end engineering design (FEED) phases. The next milestone will be the signing of an agreement between Morocco and gas-rich Mauritania at a later date, in the presence of Nigeria’s president.