Africa LNG

Ghana: sub-Saharan Africa’s first LNG importer

By Leigh Elston 4 January 2016
Ghana is expected to source LNG from NLNG’s 22 mtpa Bonny Island plant in Nigeria. (Shell) Ghana is expected to source LNG from NLNG’s 22 mtpa Bonny Island plant in Nigeria. (Shell)

Ghana is preparing for the startup of its first LNG import project in Q2 2016 – potentially the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.

West African Gas Ltd (WAGL) – a 60/40 joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) and Sahara Energy Resources – has contracted the Tundra FSRU from Golar LNG for five years, with the option to extend the deal for a further five years.