In a significant move to fuel industrial expansion, three companies under the Dangote Industries umbrella have finalized enhanced gas supply contracts with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited subsidiaries.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc have strengthened their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements with Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited. The expanded deals aim to power the conglomerate’s ambitious Vision 2030 strategy through increased production capacity and cleaner energy sources.
The agreements were formalized during the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 launch at NNPC Towers in Abuja over the weekend. David Bird, Managing Director of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, represented the refinery in the signing, while Arvid Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, signed for the cement division. Mustapha Matawalle executed the agreement on behalf of Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
Bird characterized the partnership as a pivotal step in the refinery’s expansion strategy, ensuring adequate energy supply for anticipated production increases. Pathak emphasized that the agreement supports Dangote Cement’s strategic goals, particularly the transition to compressed natural gas (CNG) for automotive use and meeting growing gas needs as Nigerian production scales up.
For Dangote Fertiliser, the deal is expected to underpin capacity expansion initiatives, given that natural gas serves as the primary feedstock for fertilizer production.
At the launch event, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo framed the Gas Master Plan as a shift from policy statements to concrete implementation based on commercial sustainability and sector-wide coordination. He noted that despite Nigeria’s substantial proven gas reserves—among Africa’s largest—the nation’s challenge has been converting potential into reliable supply and measurable economic benefits.
NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive Officer Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari presented the Gas Master Plan 2026 as an execution-focused blueprint to harness Nigeria’s gas wealth and establish the country as a competitive global gas center. With approximately 210 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves and potential reaching 600 trillion cubic feet, Nigeria holds one of the world’s most significant hydrocarbon resources.
The Plan targets exceeding presidential directives to boost national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet daily by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet daily by 2030, while attracting over $60 billion in new oil and gas investments by decade’s end. Priority areas include cost optimization, operational efficiency, and strengthening gas delivery to power generation, CNG, liquefied petroleum gas, mini-LNG facilities, and key industrial consumers.
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