Dangote Industries Limited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have formalised expanded gas supply agreements aimed at supporting large-scale industrial growth, cleaner energy adoption and Nigeria’s long-term gas strategy.
The agreements involve three Dangote subsidiaries: Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc, and NNPC subsidiaries Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited. They are reportedly designed to meet rising energy demand linked to Dangote’s ongoing and planned expansion projects.
The upscaled Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements are aligned with Dangote Industries’ Vision 2030, targeting higher production output, improved energy efficiency and increased use of cleaner fuels across its operations.
The agreements were signed in Abuja during the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026, held at the NNPC Towers.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Mr David Bird, signed on behalf of the refinery, while the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Arvid Pathak, signed for the cement business. Mr Mustapha Matawalle executed the agreement on behalf of Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Dangote Petroleum Refinery CEO David Bird said the agreements underscored the company’s commitment to scaling operations and securing long-term energy supply.
According to him, the agreements mark a critical milestone in the refinery’s expansion drive and represent a proactive step to lock in the significant energy volumes required for anticipated increases in production capacity.
Dangote Cement’s Group Managing Director, Arvid Pathak, described the agreements as key enablers of the company’s strategic objectives. He said they would guarantee gas supply to support the adoption of compressed natural gas as Autogas, while meeting rising demand as cement production capacity expands in Nigeria.
He added that the agreements would also accelerate the shift towards cleaner fuels, both for transportation through CNG and for industrial energy use to support higher output.
For Dangote Fertiliser FZE, the agreements are expected to underpin fertiliser capacity expansion, given that natural gas is a core feedstock for fertiliser production.
At the event, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the Gas Master Plan as a decisive move from policy formulation to disciplined execution, anchored on commercial viability and coordinated sector-wide delivery.
He said: “Today’s launch is not merely the unveiling of a document; it represents a deliberate shift towards a more integrated, commercially driven, and execution-focused gas sector, aligned with Nigeria’s development aspirations. Nigeria is fundamentally a gas Nation. With one of the largest proven gas reserves in Africa, our challenge has never been potential, but translation: translating resources into reliable supply, infrastructure into value, and policy into measurable outcomes for our economy and our people. The Gas Master Plan speaks directly to this challenge.”
Ekpo added that the plan’s emphasis on supply reliability, infrastructure development, market flexibility and strategic partnerships aligns with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas Initiative, positioning natural gas as the backbone of Nigeria’s energy security, industrialisation and just energy transition.
Also speaking, NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described the Gas Master Plan 2026 as an execution-driven roadmap designed to unlock Nigeria’s vast gas potential and elevate the country into a globally competitive gas hub.
Ojulari noted that Nigeria holds about 210 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, with upside potential of up to 600 trillion cubic feet, placing it among the world’s most significant hydrocarbon basins, reinforced by the Petroleum Industry Act and the Federal Government’s gas-focused energy transition agenda.
He said: “The Plan is structured not just to deliver – but to exceed – the Presidential mandate of increasing national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while catalysing over 60 billion dollars in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030.”
Ojulari explained that the plan prioritises cost optimisation, operational excellence and the systematic advancement of gas resources from 3P to bankable 2P reserves, while strengthening supply to power generation, CNG, LPG, Mini-LNG and key industrial off-takers.
Reaffirming his commitment as chief sponsor of the initiative, he said NNPC Ltd had adopted a more collaborative, investor-focused approach in shaping the Gas Master Plan 2026, working closely with industry stakeholders, partners and investors.
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