The NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, has completed the River Niger crossing of the 130km Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) gas pipeline.
This achievement marks an important milestone in the expansion of Nigeria’s national gas transmission network.
NNPC in a statement on Thursday issued by Andy Odeh, it’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, said the OB3 Pipeline, with a capacity of two billion standard cubic feet per day, serves as a backbone gas infrastructure linking the Eastern gas network to the Western network and extending connectivity to the Northern corridor through the AKK Pipeline.
“In the near term, the successful crossing is expected to unlock over 500 million standard cubic feet of incremental gas supply for the domestic market, supporting power generation, industrial growth, and gas supply to the West African market,” it noted.
He quoted the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, as describing the milestone as a testament to disciplined execution and technical excellence.
“The completion of the OB3 River Niger Crossing is a defining milestone for Nigeria’s gas infrastructure and a clear demonstration of what disciplined execution and sustained commitment to excellence can deliver.
“By successfully traversing one of the most technically challenging sections of the project, we have unlocked a critical link that will enhance gas supply reliability, deepen domestic utilisation, and support power generation and industrial growth across the country”, he added.
Engr. Ojulari noted that the achievement builds on NNPC Limited’s growing engineering and execution capability, drawing from the successful AKK River Niger Crossing in June 2025, to deliver an even more complex crossing in the Niger Delta environment.
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