Gas Flaring: Renaissance Inaugurates Gas Solution Project in Delta 

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Renaissance Africa Company Limited has inaugurated its Southern Swamp Associated Gas Solutions (SSAGS) Project in Delta State, injecting approximately 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMScf/d gas) to the domestic market and about 820 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).

In a statement yesterday, by the Renaissance spokesperson, Michael Adande, explained that the the project is successful implementation of the company’s strategy for ending routine flaring in its Tunu Node operations and boosting industrialisation.

The project is within oil mining leases 35 and 46 fields, located in the coastal swamp region, south of Warri, and establishes anchor infrastructure necessary for future development of substantial discovered and undiscovered potential within the node, currently estimated at about 820 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Adande said “when used for electricity, 100 million standard cubic feet of natural gas will power about 6,700 Nigerian households for one year, with an expected ripple effect that benefits businesses, creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs across different phases of the gas supply chain”.

Speaking at the inauguration, Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance, Mr. Tony Attah, described the inauguration as, “A milestone that marks a significant achievement in our commitment to delivering sustainable energy solutions and advancing associated gas utilisation. It highlights our vision to ensure energy security and industrialisation in the nation delivered through our core values of Collaboration, Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Performance”.

Speaking on the significance of the project to environmental performance of Renaissance, the company’s Chief Production Officer, Mr. Mesh Maichibi, noted the SSAGS project would route all production into four flow stations in Tunu, Ogbotobo, Benisede, and Opukushi, and evacuate oil via the Trans Ramos Pipeline to the Forcados Export Terminal, thereby providing Nigeria with the latest success story in the country’s commitment to ending flaring in oil and gas operations.