Nigeria LNG Train 7 is an expansion under construction at the Nigeria LNG Terminal in Bonny Island, Nigeria. [1]
Owner and operator of the terminal is Nigeria LNG (NLNG), a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell Gas, Total, and Eni. [2]
At this moment (2022), the terminal has six operational LNG processing facilities, four 84,200m³ LNG storage tanks, four 65,000m³ cooling tanks, and three 36,000m³ condensate storage tanks. Furthermore, the terminal consists of a common LNG processing fractionation plant, a common condensate stabilization plant, two LNG export jetties, 23 dedicated LNG ships, a materials off-loading jetty, and ten gas turbine generators with a combined capacity of more than 320MW. In the current situation, the terminal produces 22Mtpa of LNG and 5Mtpa of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and condensate per annum (Mtpa). [2]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased international demand for natural gas in 2022. This is increasingly promoting Nigeria's role as an alternative supplier. [3]
The seventh LNG processing unit adds a production capacity of 4.2Mtpa and supporting infrastructure with an 84,200m³ storage tank, a 36,000m³ condensate tank, and three gas turbine generators at the terminal. New wells and pipelines will supply additional feed gas to the LNG facility.
Train 7 will also reduce bottlenecks of the existing six trains. This should increase the processing capacity by 3.4Mtpa. [2]
Upon completion, the Nigeria LNG Train 7 project will increase the NLNG Terminal production capacity by 35% from the current 22mtpa to 30mtpa. The estimated costs are approximately US$6.5bn.
According to managing director Tony Attah, the Train 7 project will create 52,000 jobs. 12,000 of these jobs would be created through direct employment; 40,000 people would be indirectly employed by the project. The total investment would be about over $10 billion. [4]
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, announced in August 2022, that the Train 7 project is 30 percent complete. [5]
Earlier, in May 2022, Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, estimated, that the Train 7 project will be completed within four years. [6]