WACOP Niger/WACOP Benin - Niger to Benin Crude Oil Pipeline
West Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Niger Co Ltd (WACOP Niger) and West Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Benin Co Ltd (WACOP Benin) is undertaking the development of a 1,950km pipeline to import crude oil from the Agadem Rift Basin in Niger to Beninâs Port of Seme Terminal in the Niger Republic. The project is also known as the "Nibey Pipeline".
The project aims to help Niger to export its crude oil with an increase in current production capacity of 20,000 b/d to 110,000 b/d and 200,000 b/d in further expansion and will facilitate the transportation of crude from Niger to the international market and promote the social and economic development of Benin.
The project involves the laying of a 1,950km pipeline from Niger to Benin Refinery with a production capacity of 90,000 b/d (barrels per day), 508mm diameter and 9M of design pressure, and it is being developed in two sections.
The first section includes the laying of a 1,275km pipeline through Nigerâs territory. The second section includes a 675km pipeline in the Republic of Benin.
Upon completion, the project will create 5,000 jobs.
The US$877 million project includes the following:
1. Construction of nine processing stations
2. Construction of 59 shut-off valve chambers
3. Construction of 19 cathodic protection stations
4. Construction of offshore terminals
5. Construction of pumping stations
6. Construction of metering stations
7. Construction of administrative spaces
8. Construction of related infrastructure facilities
9. Installation of communication system
10. Installation of safety systems
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20 November 2023
The construction works have completed and the project is commissioned.
13 July 2023
Construction works are progressing and are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2023.
07 April 2023
The overall construction has progressed up to 75 percent.
17 October 2022
The project has progressed upto 30 percent and 600 km of pipeline has been laid out of the total 2000km.
07 June 2022
Construction works are ongoing as per the schedule.
28 February 2022
Construction works are underway and are expected to complete by 2023.
14 October 2021
The test section of the Niger-Benin Crude Oil Pipeline (Niger) had completed 61km of laying-out, 42km of sweeping, 32km of pipe layout, and 2,241 welds, totaling 27.2km.
22 August 2021
The main contract has been awarded to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation limited with a contract value of US$386 million Niger to Benin Crude Oil Pipeline: Benin Section Project. Construction works are ongoing and expected to complete by 2023. CPP Design Institute and China Petroleum Planning and Engineering Institute (CPPEI) jointly won the preliminary design works for Niger to Benin Crude Oil Pipeline.
02 March 2021
Main contract is yet to be signed.
17 December 2020
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau Engineering Co., Ltd won the bid for the Niger pipeline, and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp won the bid for Benin pipeline, and the contract is yet to be signed with the contract period of 42 months.
31 August 2020
Project is still on hold.
02 April 2020
The project has been put on hold due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
17 September 2019
Surface infrastructure works were commenced on the project.
05 August 2019
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau has undertaken the FEED works on the project.
26 April 2019
China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNODC), a joint venture of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Petrochina created a subsidiary, West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCO Niger) for building, operating, maintaining and managing the pipeline.
23 January 2019
Bilateral agreement was signed between Niger and Benin.
11 June 2018
The project has received upstream approval from the Republic of Niger.
01 January 2017
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Niger and Ministry of Energy Benin have announced the plans to construct a crude oil pipeline from Niger to Benin.