The Niger-Benin pipeline officially commissioned
The mega oil pipeline which will link Niger to Benin was put into service on Friday.
At the end of 2023, the Nigerien Prime Minister appointed by the military attended the launch of production.
Since Friday, oil can now enter the pipeline to be transported to the terminal station installed in Benin.
Estimates still remain at a production of 90,000 barrels per day.
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With our correspondent in Cotonou,
Jean-Luc Aplogan
It was the Chinese company CNPC, in charge of the project, which informed its partners of the commissioning.
The oil coming out of the Agadem drilling in Niger can now be injected into the pipeline to be transported to the terminal station installed in Sèmè Kpodji, in
Benin
.
Before arriving at the terminal, there are nine tanks to fill on the route: six in
Niger
and three in Benin.
According to our interlocutors, this process conditions the first exports.
It must be completed before considering the first exports of Nigerien oil.
The experts give themselves a deadline of 60 days, either the end of April or the beginning of May.
On occasion, an official ceremony could be organized.
From the extraction site to the terminal station, the pipeline crosses more than a thousand kilometers in Niger and nearly 700 in Benin.
Estimates still remain at a production of 90,000 barrels per day.
Benin will receive significant transit fees and tax revenues depending on the quantity exported.
When
ECOWAS
sanctioned Niger, many were worried about the future of this oil project.
The Beninese authorities had affirmed that the pipeline was not affected.
Since February 24, economic sanctions have been lifted.
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