The $5 billion Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Train 7 project has reached 92 per cent completion and it is now transitioning into the critical systems completion and pre-commissioning phase.
Speaking at the recently concluded 2026 Nigerian Oil and Gas Midstream and Downstream Summit in Lagos, the Managing Director of the NLNG, Adeleye Falade, said that the project marked a major breakthrough in the country’s drive to expand gas production capacity and deepen local content participation in the energy sector.
He described the project as one of the most significant milestones in the Nigerian gas industry in recent years.
Represented by the Project Director for Train 7, Ali Uwais, the managing director stated that marks a major breakthrough in the country’s drive to expand gas production capacity and deepen local content participation in the energy sector.
According to him, the project has overcome years of delays and uncertainty since its conceptual stages, eventually gaining momentum after front-end engineering design activities commenced in 2018, with major redesign introducing a common liquefaction unit, significantly enhancing processing capacity and effectively delivering the output equivalent of two trains.
The Final Investment Decision (FID) for the landmark project was taken in December 2019 by the NLNG shareholders, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Limited (NNPCL), Shell, TotalEnergies, and Eni, paving the way for the development of what has become one of Africa’s largest gas infrastructure projects.
“In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), contract was awarded to the Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo consortium,” he said.
“Despite the global uncertainties and disruptions caused by the pandemic, the shareholders remained committed to ensuring the project moved forward. Today, Train 7 is over 92 per cent complete and advancing steadily toward commissioning.”
When completed, the Train 7 expansion project is expected to increase NLNG’s production capacity from 22 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 30 million tonnes per annum, significantly strengthening Nigeria’s position in the global liquefied natural gas market and boosting the country’s export earnings.
Beyond its commercial significance, he emphasized that the project represents a major victory for indigenous capacity development and local participation in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
He noted that the progress recorded on Train 7 was driven by deliberate collaboration among government agencies, industry regulators, and private sector operators, creating opportunities for Nigerian engineers, contractors and service providers to play leading roles in the execution of a multi-billion-dollar energy project.
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