Global consulting group RPS has secured a new contract to support the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project.
The company announced earlier this month that its team will measure offshore meteorological and oceanographic conditions along the pipeline’s route for a period of one year.
“Our global MetOcean team will support the project utilising the new RPS MetOcean workshop facility in Newbury, near Reading, UK,” the company said, recalling that the OPECH-supported project also involved cooperation with 13 West African countries.
Emphasizing the importance of the pipeline, RPS stressed that the project aims to facilitate increased prosperity in the region by enabling monetisation of natural gas resources.
“It also aims to increase energy security, support the energy transition through access to less-polluting fuels, and offer a new, alternative export route to Europe,” the press release added.
Anthony Gaffney, RPS MetOcean Director – UK/EAME commented on the contract, emphasizing the group’s commitment to supporting the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines and
(ONHYM) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to understand the weather conditions in the region.
“Our team has become well-known for our ability to provide accurate, reliable data; our services will support vital decision-making in the development of this prestigious project,”he said.
In May, CEO of the NNPC Malam Mele Kyari reaffirmed the importance of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, stressing that the project is one of the most ambitious.
The project is going to cost over $25billion, “but more than anything, it is going to connect 11 West African countries to our gas sources,” Kyari told Daily Trust.
The project will allow Morocco to host over 1,600 kilometers of the pipeline which will benefit over 400 million people in West Africa.
