Seplat Brings ANOH Gas Project On Stream, Targets Full Production Capacity

Seplat Energy Plc has achieved first gas from its 300 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) ANOH gas project, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s gas development drive and supporting the company’s ambition to reach 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboepd) by 2030.

The company said the milestone followed the completion of the 11-kilometre Indorama gas export pipeline and the receipt of regulatory approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

Gas supply to Indorama Petrochemical Plant commenced on Friday, January 16, 2026, under firm and interruptible Gas Sales Agreements.

Initial production from the ANOH gas plant has stabilised at between 40 and 52 MMscfd of processed gas delivered directly to Indorama, Seplat said.

Condensate output has reached between 2,000 and 2,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day and is expected to rise as the facility ramps up towards its full design capacity of 300 MMscfd.

To enable first gas, four upstream wells that had been on standby since November 2025 were brought online.

Seplat also disclosed that preparations are underway to begin processed gas sales to Nigeria LNG (NLNG) under an interruptible offtake structure, which would further support scaling production to full capacity.

The company added that construction of the OB3 pipeline export route by the Nigerian Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), originally designated as the primary evacuation channel for domestic gas supply from ANOH, has resumed, with a revised completion date to be communicated in due course.

The ANOH gas plant was developed by ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC), an incorporated joint venture between Seplat Energy and NGIC.

The integrated facility comprises two 150 MMscfd gas processing trains, LPG recovery units, condensate stabilisation units, a 16-megawatt power plant and supporting infrastructure, and is designed to operate with zero routine flaring.
Located across the unitised OML 53 and OML 21 fields, the ANOH project unlocks an estimated 4.6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of condensate-rich gas resources.

Seplat’s working interest 2P reserves in the unitised field stood at 0.8 Tcf as at year-end 2024.

Seplat said it would generate value from the project through two income streams: wet gas sales from OML 53 to the ANOH gas plant and dividends from its 50 per cent equity stake in AGPC.

The company also noted that LPG output from ANOH, combined with production from its Sapele and Bonny River Terminal facilities, would position Seplat as a leading supplier of clean cooking fuel to Nigeria’s domestic market.

In addition, the ANOH plant will process previously flared gas from the Ohaji field, enabling Seplat to achieve its onshore End of Routine Flaring programme, a key commercial and sustainability objective.

The company highlighted that the project was delivered without a single recordable Lost Time Incident across 17.5 million man-hours.

Commenting on the development, Seplat Energy Chief Executive Officer, Roger Brown, said ANOH is the first of seven critical gas development projects identified by the Federal Government of Nigeria to commence operations.

He described the project as strategically important for Seplat, its partner NGIC and the Nigerian economy, noting that it was delivered in a part of the onshore Niger Delta with limited gas pipeline infrastructure.

Brown said the start-up represents Seplat’s third major onshore gas processing facility and increases the group’s joint venture gross onshore gas processing capacity to over 850 MMscfd.

According to him, ANOH will provide material income streams, reduce the company’s carbon intensity and contribute significantly to Seplat’s long-term production target of 200 kboepd by 2030, while improving access to power and clean cooking fuel for Nigerian communities and supporting broader economic growth.