Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Khalifa Abdulsadiq, met with Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Bayo Ogulari, to discuss the proposed gas pipeline project linking Nigeria to Europe through Libya.
According to a statement from the Libyan Oil Ministry on Facebook, the meeting, held within the framework of African cooperation to enhance global energy security, focused on the possibility of reviving the Nigeria–Europe gas link project.
Both sides agreed to facilitate the exchange of information between energy experts from the two countries in preparation for detailed feasibility studies, with the aim of signing a memorandum of understanding to establish a practical framework for the project.
The ministry described the pipeline as a new strategic artery connecting Africa with Europe, one that would strengthen Libya’s position as a key energy corridor while opening new horizons for Nigeria to expand its gas exports.
Italy’s Nova news agency reported that the proposed route through Libya would be about 3,300 kilometers long—shorter than the Algerian option at around 4,000 kilometers, and the Moroccan alternative at approximately 5,560 kilometers.
Nova also noted that discussions on the project are not new: talks began in June 2023, when the Government of National Unity authorized the Oil Ministry to conduct technical and economic studies on the feasibility of a pipeline from Nigeria to Europe via either Niger or Chad to reach Libya.
Former Libyan Oil Minister Mohammed Oun had earlier presented a preliminary study favoring the Niger route over Chad, while also exploring the possibility of linking Nigeria’s ongoing Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline to the Greenstream pipeline, which runs from the Wafa field near the Libya–Algeria border to Italy.