Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System Explained

Escravos Lagos Pipeline System
Type:	natural gas
Country:	Nigeria
Direction:	east–west
Start:	Escravos, Nigeria
Finish:	Itoki terminal, Lagos, Nigeria
Owner:	Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC)
Operator:	Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC)
Est:	1989
Length Km:	439
Discharge:	800e6ft3/d
Diameter In:	36

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 Ekpan, Uvwie. The West African Portland Cement (WAPCO) Plants at Shagamu and Ewekoro, industries at Ikorodu, City Gate in lkeja Lagos. http://www.nnpcgroup.com/nnpcbusiness/subsidiaries/ngc.aspx Since the NIPP power plants emerged ELPS is the major gas supply artery to the power plants in Nigeria.https://web.archive.org/web/20120818160344/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-improves-gas-supply-to-phcn-nipp-plants/122498

Sources of gas supply to pipeline

• The pipeline start at Escravos Gas Plant (EGP) operated by Chevron which has 680lk=onNaNlk=on capacity. The EGP facilities deliver 215e6ft3/d to the domestic gas market by Escravos–Lagos Pipeline. Part of 170e6ft3/d is transferred from Escravos to West African Gas Pipeline. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910091309/http://www.chevron.com/documents/pdf/nigeriafactsheet.pdf
• Odidi gas plant operated by Neconde with actual capacity 40e6ft3/d.
• Utorogu gas plant operated by NNPC which has capacity 360e6ft3/d, with ongoing upgrading to 510e6ft3/d.
• Oben gas plant operated by Seplat with capacity 300e6ft3/d.

Technical description

The diameter of the main part of pipeline from Warri Gas Treatment Plant to Egbin tee at PS4 near Lagos is . http://www.beg.utexas.edu/energyecon/abuja_07_workshop/History%20and%20Tech%20of%20WAGP%20%28Ehigiator%29.pdf The diameter of the section from Escravos to Warri and from Egbin Tee to Alagbado Tee at PS5 is . The capacity of the pipeline is 800e6ft3/d at standard pressure and do not meet expected gas consumption demandhttp://www.wagpco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=84&lang=enand.

Consumers

• Egbin power plant with demanded gas consumption about 360e6scf/d.
• Ihovbor power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120e6scf/d.
• Omotoscho I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90e6scf/d.
• Omotoscho II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120e6scf/d.
• Sapele power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120e6scf/d.

By tee in Itoki:

• Olorunsogo I power plant with demanded gas consumption about 90e6scf/d.
• Olorunsogo II power plant with demanded gas consumption about 120e6scf/d.

By tee to Oben - Geregu pipeline ELPS can supply also Geregu I and II power stations and Ajaokuta steel mills http://www.nnpcgroup.com/PublicRelations/NNPCinthenews/tabid/92/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/387/Federal-Governments-Gas-Emergency-Supply-Plan-Records-Immense-Milestones.aspxhttp://seplatpetroleum.com/operations/oml-4/ELPS carry also a volume of 170e6scf/d for West African Gas Pipeline. http://www.wagpco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=84&lang=en