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Nigeria LNG signs 20-year gas supply agreement with NNPC

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Nigeria LNG said on Friday it has signed a 20-year gas supply agreement with state-owned oil firm NNPC for the long-awaited Train 7 project to expand its liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island.

The company expects to sign a similar agreement with international oil firms Shell, Total and Eni, it said twitter.

The signing is one of the critical conditions precedents to a final investment decision on Train 7, LNG said.  Reuters

 

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