OFFSHORE NIGERIAN GAS TO BE TAPPED

Feb. 24, 1992

Chevron Corp. and Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. will begin the first phase of Nigeria's Escravos associated gas project this year (OGJ, Sept. 2, 1991, Newsletter). The project includes gathering and processing about 140 MMCfd of gas from Okan, Mefa, and Delta fields off Escravos. The project, to cost about $500 million, will use about 45% of the flared gas from the fields. Future phases will include five more fields off Escravos, using about 75% of flared gas.

Chevron Corp. and Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. will begin the first phase of Nigeria's Escravos associated gas project this year (OGJ, Sept. 2, 1991, Newsletter).

The project includes gathering and processing about 140 MMCfd of gas from Okan, Mefa, and Delta fields off Escravos. The project, to cost about $500 million, will use about 45% of the flared gas from the fields.

Future phases will include five more fields off Escravos, using about 75% of flared gas.

Under the second phase 390 MMcfd of gas will be produced, increasing to about 500 MMcfd during the third phase. The entire project is to be complete within 10 years.