Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System
| Escravos Lagos Pipeline System | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| General direction | east–west |
| From | Escravos, Nigeria |
| To | Itoki terminal, Lagos, Nigeria |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Owner | Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC) |
| Operator | Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC) |
| Commissioned | 1989 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 439 km (273 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 800 MMcf/d. |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
The Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is a natural gas pipeline built in 1989 to supply gas from Escravos region of Niger Delta area to Egbin power station near Lagos in Nigeria. Subsequent spur lines from the ELP supply Delta power plant at Ughelli, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company at Warri, the West African Portland Cement (WAPCO) Plants at Shagamu and Ewekoro, industries at Ikorodu, City Gate in lkeja Lagos. [1] Since the NIPP power plants emerged ELPS is the major gas supply artery to the power plants in Nigeria.[2]
Sources of gas supply to pipeline
- The pipeline start at Escravos Gas Plant (EGP) operated by Chevron which has 680 MMcf/d capacity. The EGP facilities deliver 215 MMcf/d to the domestic gas market by Escravos–Lagos Pipeline. Part of 170 MMcf/d is transferred from Escravos to West African Gas Pipeline. [3]
- Odidi gas plant operated by Neconde with actual capacity 40 MMcf/d.
- Utorogu gas plant operated by NNPC which has capacity 360 MMcf/d (ongoing upgrading to 510 MMcf/d)
- Oben gas plant operated by Seplat with capacity 300 MMcf/d.
Technical description
The diameter of the main part of pipeline from Warri Gas Treatment Plant to Egbin tee at PS4 near Lagos is 36 inches. [4] The diameter of the section from Escravos to Warri and from Egbin Tee to Alagbado Tee at PS5 is 24 inches. The capacity of the pipeline is 800 MMsfd [5] do not meet expected gas consumption demand.
Consumers
- Egbin power plant with demanded gas consumption about 360 MMsfd.
- Ihovbor power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 MMsfd.
- Omotoscho I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90 MMsfd.
- Omotoscho II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 MMsfd.
- Sapele power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 MMsfd.
By 24 inches tee in Itoki:
- Olorunsogo I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90 MMsfd.
- Olorunsogo II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120 MMsfd.
By tee to Oben - Geregu pipeline ELPS can supply also Geregu I and II power stations and Ajaokuta steel mills [6][7] ELPS carry also a volume of 170MMscfd for West African Gas Pipeline. [8]
