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Niger Close to First Oil Exports: Platts

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The 110k b/d Niger-Benin pipeline has been completed and could see its first cargo as early as April, according to Platts.

  • The pipeline will quintuple Niger’s crude production.
  • Niger currently produces only around 20k b/d of crude, primarily used domestically amid a lack of export routes.
  • The pipeline will boost production initially to 90k b/d before ramping up to 110k b/d.
  • The pipeline was constructed by CNPC, and completion was enabled by a relaxation of sanctions placed on the country by the ECOWAS regional bloc.
  • The sanctions were put in place following a coup in June 2023.

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights

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