Seplat pronounces first fuel milestone at 300 MMscfd ANOH venture

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Seplat Power Plc has confirmed that fuel production has formally commenced on the 300 million commonplace cubic ft per day ANOH Gasoline Mission, marking a significant milestone for the corporate and Nigeria’s fuel growth drive.

The announcement was made in a press release issued on Tuesday by the Supervisor, Company Communications, Exterior Affairs and Social Efficiency at Seplat Power Plc, Stanley Opara.

In line with the corporate, the event adopted the completion of the 11-kilometre Indorama fuel export pipeline and the receipt of regulatory approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee on Friday, January 16, 2026.

The assertion defined that the ANOH Gasoline Processing Firm has since begun supplying fuel to Indorama below agency and interruptible offtake Gasoline Gross sales Agreements. To assist fuel supply, 4 upstream wells that had been on standby since November 2025 have been introduced again into operation.

Offering particulars on early efficiency, the corporate mentioned, “Since first fuel, moist fuel production has been stabilizing, delivering 40–52 MMscfd of processed fuel straight from the ANOH fuel plant to the Indorama Petrochemical Plant. Condensate production has reached 2.0–2.5 kboepd and is anticipated to extend with fuel production because the plant ramps as much as design capability.”

The assertion added that preparations have been ongoing to start fuel provide to Nigeria LNG. “As well as, preparations are underway to provoke gross sales of processed fuel to the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) with an offtake Bargain structured on an interruptible foundation and can assist the fuel plant to additional scale production in direction of full design capability of 300 MMscfd,” it mentioned.

It additional famous that building work on the OB3 pipeline export route by the Nigerian Gasoline Infrastructure Firm, initially deliberate as the principle evacuation channel for home fuel provide, has resumed, with a revised completion date to be introduced later.

In line with the corporate, the ANOH fuel plant was developed by AGPC, a three way partnership between Seplat Power and NGIC.

“The ANOH fuel plant was developed by AGPC, an integrated three way partnership between Seplat Power and NGIC. The built-in plant consists of two 150 MMscfd fuel processing items, Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline restoration items, condensate stabilization items, a 16 MW energy plant, and different supporting services, and has been constructed to function with zero routine flares,” the assertion mentioned.

The corporate disclosed that the power unlocks an estimated 4.6 trillion cubic ft of condensate-rich fuel throughout the unitised OML 53 and OML 21 fields. It added that Seplat’s working curiosity 2P reserves within the unitised discipline stood at 0.8 Tcf as of the tip of 2024, with worth to be realised by moist fuel gross sales and dividends from its 50 per cent fairness stake in AGPC.

Seplat additionally highlighted the venture’s position in boosting home LPG provide, noting that production from ANOH, alongside output from Sapele and the Bonny River Terminal, positions the corporate as a number one provider of fresh cooking gas in Nigeria. As well as, the ANOH facility will course of flared fuel from the Ohaji discipline, supporting Seplat’s onshore Finish of Routine Flaring programme.

The corporate additional said that the fuel plant was accomplished with none recordable Misplaced Time Incident, recording 17.5 million man-hours with out incident, underscoring its security efficiency.

Commenting on the achievement, Seplat Power’s Chief Govt Officer, Roger Brown, mentioned, “ANOH is the primary of the seven important fuel growth tasks recognized by the Federal Authorities of Nigeria to start operations. It is a crucial strategic venture for Seplat, our associate NGIC, and Nigeria as an entire. It has taken a major quantity of dedication and arduous work to finish the venture in part of the onshore Niger Delta with restricted fuel pipeline infrastructure, and we’re extraordinarily pleased with this achievement. That is our third main fuel processing facility onshore and will increase our Joint Enterprise gross fuel processing capability onshore to over 850 MMscfd.”

He added, “ANOH will present materials earnings streams for Seplat, scale back our carbon depth, and contribute considerably to the 2030 production goal of 200 kboepd, set at our latest CMD. It is going to additionally improve power entry for Nigerians when it comes to each energy and clear cooking gas for the native communities, whereas advancing supply of our mission to assist {economic} prosperity in Nigeria.”