West African Gas Pipeline | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana |
General direction | east–west |
From | Itoki terminal, Lagos, Nigeria |
To | Takoradi, Ghana |
General information | |
Type | natural gas |
Owner | West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited |
Partners | Chevron, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Volta River Authority, Société Togolaise de Gaz, Société Beninoise de Gaz |
Operator | Chevron |
Contractors | Willbros |
Commissioned | 2006 |
Technical information | |
Length | 678 km (421 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 5 billion cubic meter per year |
Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is a natural gas pipeline to supply gas from Nigeria's Escravos region of the Niger Delta area to Benin, Togo and Ghana. It is the first regional natural gas transmission system in sub-Saharan Africa.