Nigerian state-run oil and gas company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its partners have made the final investment decision (FID) on the 4.3 tcf (121 bcm) Assa North/Ohaji South (ANOH) gas project in Imo State, Nigeria. First gas from the project is currently expected between the last quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. When fully developed, it is slated to deliver about 600 mcf/d (17 mcm/d or 6.2 bcm/year) to the national gas grid and it could later be expanded to about 1.2 bcf/d (34 mcm/d or 12.4 bcm/year).
Located in the oil mining lease (OML) 21, the field is operated by NNPC and its joint venture (JV) partners, namely Eni's affiliate Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) along with Shell and Total through their respective subsidiaries Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Total Exploration and Production Nigeria (TEPNG).
The ANOH project will help to boost Nigeria's natural gas production capacity and bridge the country's projected medium-term gas supply gap. It will also provide the linkage between the country's northern, eastern and western gas pipeline infrastructure systems.