Brass LNG Ltd. JV agrees to advance LNG project in Nigeria
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), ChevronTexaco Corp., ConocoPhillips subsidiary Phillips Oil Co. (Nigeria) Ltd., and Italy's ENI SPA have formed a joint ventureBrass LNG Ltd. JVto construct a new LNG liquefaction plant in Nigeria's central Niger Delta. The group will build the facility offshore near the Brass Terminal operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Co. (NAOC), in water sufficiently deep to accommodate LNG carriers (OGJ Online, Sept.7, 2001).