Nigeria starts talks to add an 8^th train at the Bonny LNG plant

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started discussing with its partners in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to add an 8^th train to the Bonny gas liquefaction plant, which is currently composed of 6 trains with a total capacity of 22 Mt/year (29.7 bcm/year). NLNG is a company made up of NNPC (49%), Shell (25.6%), Total (15%) and Eni (10.4%). In 2019, Nigeria was the sixth-largest LNG producer in the world, with its production reaching 28 bcm (+3% compared to 2018).

In January 2020, NLNG made the final investment decision (FID) regarding the development of a seventh train on its LNG plant. Train 7 will have a capacity of 8 Mt/year (nearly 11 bcm/year) and will raise the liquefaction capacity of the existing LNG plant by more than 35%, from 22 Mt/year (29.7 bcm/year) to 30 Mt/year (over 40.5 bcm/year). The construction of the new train will take up to five years and its commissioning is expected to begin in 2024.