Dangote Industries Limited and subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have deepened strategic gas supply partnerships aimed at securing long-term energy needs for some of Nigeria’s largest industrial assets and accelerating gas-led economic growth.
Under newly scaled-up Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPAs), three Dangote subsidiaries—Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc—will receive increased gas supplies from Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
The agreements were executed at the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 (NGMP 2026) at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, underscoring the alignment between Nigeria’s gas commercialisation agenda and private-sector industrial expansion.
The expanded gas supply arrangements are designed to support Dangote Group’s Vision 2030, enabling higher production capacity, cleaner energy use, and the timely delivery of ongoing and planned expansion projects across refining, cement manufacturing, and fertiliser production.
The agreements were signed by David Bird, Managing Director and CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery; Arvid Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc; and Mustapha Matawalle, representing Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Bird described the agreements as a critical enabler of the refinery’s expansion strategy.
“These agreements mark a major milestone in our growth journey. They are a proactive step to secure the scale of energy required to support increased production capacity and ensure operational reliability,” he said.
For Dangote Cement Plc, Pathak noted that the guaranteed gas supply supports both capacity expansion and the company’s transition toward cleaner fuels.
“The agreements enable our strategic push towards Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) adoption for Autogas, while also meeting rising gas demand as production capacities expand across Nigeria,” he said.
Dangote Fertiliser FZE also expects the agreements to underpin its fertiliser capacity expansion, given the sector’s direct reliance on natural gas as a core feedstock.
The agreements coincided with the formal launch of the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026, which government and industry leaders described as a decisive move from policy intent to disciplined execution.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the Plan reflects a strategic pivot toward commercially viable and integrated gas development.
“This is not merely the unveiling of a document. It represents a deliberate shift toward a more integrated, commercially driven, and execution-focused gas sector,” Ekpo said.
“Nigeria is fundamentally a gas nation. Our challenge has never been potential, but translation—turning resources into reliable supply, infrastructure into value, and policy into measurable outcomes.”
He added that the Plan’s emphasis on supply reliability, infrastructure expansion, market flexibility, and partnerships aligns with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas Initiative, positioning natural gas as the backbone of Nigeria’s energy security, industrialisation, and just energy transition.
NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described NGMP 2026 as an execution-anchored roadmap designed to elevate Nigeria into a globally competitive gas hub.
Nigeria holds an estimated 210 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves, with upside potential of up to 600 Tcf, placing it among the world’s most significant gas provinces.
“The Plan is structured not just to deliver—but to exceed—the Presidential mandate of increasing gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030,” Ojulari said.
He added that NGMP 2026 is expected to catalyse over $60 billion in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030, while strengthening gas supply to power generation, CNG, LPG, Mini-LNG, and major industrial off-takers.
Ojulari also reaffirmed NNPC Ltd’s commitment to a more collaborative and investor-centric approach, noting that the Plan was developed with extensive engagement across industry stakeholders and partners.
The expanded Dangote–NNPC gas agreements highlight the growing role of long-term gas contracting in stabilising Nigeria’s industrial base, reducing reliance on more carbon-intensive fuels, and anchoring domestic value creation.
As Nigeria pushes to monetise its gas resources and reposition gas as a transition fuel, the convergence of public-sector planning and private-sector execution is increasingly seen as critical to translating ambition into measurable economic outcomes.
