{
  "id": 5264206,
  "title": "The long wait for Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-long-wait-for-nigeria-morocco-gas-pipeline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/the-long-wait-for-nigeria-morocco-gas-pipeline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Since 2016, the dream of constructing a transcontinental gas pipeline connecting Nigeria’s abundant reserves to Morocco and eventually European markets has persisted. Initially proposed by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project has now been rebranded and officially endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), boasting a projected cost surpassing $25 billion. However, despite the initial enthusiasm, the project has remained stuck in the realm of aspiration, plagued by bureaucratic inertia, geopolitical complexities, and a lack of presidential urgency.\n\nThe pipeline, spanning approximately 6,900 kilometers, includes both onshore and offshore segments, with Morocco designated to host over 1,600 kilometers of the infrastructure. The envisioned throughput is 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas annually, with 15 bcm allocated to meet domestic and industrial energy demands across West Africa, and the remaining half destined for export to Europe via Morocco.\n\nThe project's timeline has been riddled with delays and reiterations since the signing of the initial agreement in December 2016. In 2017, feasibility work commenced between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). The feasibility study concluded in 2019, leading the project into Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) between 2021 and 2022. Despite projections indicating that the Final Investment Decision (FID) could be reached in 2023, this milestone was not achieved, and subsequent projections placed the FID in later years, with the latest estimates suggesting June 2031. The recurrent shifts in timelines have been attributed to a combination of bureaucratic delays, geopolitical intricacies, and an apparent lack of presidential commitment.",
  "summary": "It has been nearly a decade since the vision of a transcontinental gas pipeline linking Nigeria’s vast reserves to Morocco and, ultimately, European markets were conceived. What began as a historic diplomatic overture by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2016 has now been rebranded as the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP), secured the endorsement […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}