As part of their visit to Nigeria on Monday, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, as well as ambassadors from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain met with the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The EU is looking for its first African LNG supplier. The EU ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, met with the NNPC’s management on Monday. Europe is trying to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. Russia was Europe’s third LNG supplier in 2021, after the US and Qatar.
The European envoys to Nigeria therefore sought to strengthen their cooperation in the energy sector with Africa’s top economy.
According to a statement by the NNPC spokesperson, the group managing director assured the European delegation that the company would continue to deepen its relationship with EU companies in Nigeria. He added the company would work particularly towards increasing gas supply to the global market.
The same day, Italy secured a deal with Algeria for more natural gas imports.
