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Niger to Start Oil Export to Benin in January, Reportedly Expanding Domestic Production
Niger to Start Oil Export to Benin in January, Reportedly Expanding Domestic Production
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In November, the media reported that a massive pipeline that would transport crude oil to neighboring Benin was commissioned by the military leaders who took... 11.12.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Niger will export its first barrels of crude oil through a new Niger-Benin pipeline in January, the country's head Abdrahamane Tiani said during an interview on Niger's RTS channel on Sunday.On November 1, a project to link the Agadem oilfield in Niger with the port of Cotonou in Benin was launched. The project was supported by PetroChina.According to the media reports, Tiani also stated that storage tanks in Cotonou are being filled now and will be done by January, when the commercialization phase should begin.The Nigerien leader continued, saying that his country will receive 25.4% of the 90,000 barrels per day (bdp) that will be exported via the pipeline.Currently, Niger has a small oil refinery that can produce about 20,000 barrels per day, largely for the country's own fuel needs. It aims to refine more oil domestically, the media revealed.At the end of July, a group of Niger Presidential Guard officers staged a coup, overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. To govern the country, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland was formed, headed by the commander of the guard, Abdrahamane Tiani.Following the July coup, the Economic Community of West African States imposed sanctions. Suspending financial transactions, freezing Niger's assets and closing the country's borders, including the border with Benin, were among the restrictions.In October, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine stressed that no nation in the world had been subjected to such "injustice."In the same month, Niger announced a ban on all liquefied petroleum gas exports until further notice, the government said in a statement. Restrictions were introduced to supply the domestic market, but exports could be allowed in case of excess energy.
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Niger to Start Oil Export to Benin in January, Reportedly Expanding Domestic Production
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In November, the media reported that a massive pipeline that would transport crude oil to neighboring Benin was commissioned by the military leaders who took over Niger this year.
Niger will export its first barrels of crude oil through a new Niger-Benin
pipeline in January, the country's head Abdrahamane Tiani said during an interview on Niger's RTS channel on Sunday.
On November 1, a project to link the Agadem oilfield in Niger with the port of Cotonou in Benin was launched. The project was supported by PetroChina.
According to the media reports, Tiani also stated that storage tanks in Cotonou are being filled now and will be done by January, when the commercialization phase should begin.
The Nigerien leader continued, saying that his country will receive 25.4% of the 90,000 barrels per day (bdp) that will be exported via the pipeline.
Currently, Niger has a small
oil refinery that can produce about 20,000 barrels per day, largely for the country's own fuel needs. It aims to refine more oil domestically, the media revealed.
"Our desire is not to market crude oil. We want to move towards a refinery which will process Nigerien crude on Nigerien soil," Tiani said, pointing out that Niger has not reaped the full benefits of its natural riches.
At the end of July, a group of Niger Presidential Guard officers staged a coup, overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. To govern the country, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland was formed, headed by the commander of the guard, Abdrahamane Tiani.
Following the July coup, the
Economic Community of West African States imposed sanctions. Suspending financial transactions, freezing Niger's assets and closing the country's borders, including the border with Benin, were among the restrictions.
In October, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine stressed that no nation in the world had been subjected to such "
injustice."
In the same month, Niger announced a ban on all liquefied petroleum gas exports until further notice, the government said in a statement. Restrictions were introduced to supply the domestic market, but exports could be allowed in case of excess energy.
