Sector   :  Energy
Type   :  Public
Project owner   : Ministry of Petroleum

Amount (USD)  :   3,6 milliards USD
Amount (FCFA)  :   1800 billion FCFA

In Niger, oil reserves are estimated at nearly 4 billion barrels and 23.175 billion m3 of natural gas. Today, the exportable quantity of crude oil in Niger is in the order of 90,000 barrels per day. To increase oil research and increase the quantity of exportable crude oil, Niger plans to open an oil transport channel allowing it direct access to the international market.

Benefits

• Grant oil companies a maximum of exclusive oil exploration authorization;
• Grant oil companies a maximum of exclusive oil exploration authorization;
• Lead to new discoveries of hydrocarbon deposits;
• Increase in oil production capacity to meet national and international market demand;
• Export to neighboring non-oil producing countries.

Design   :  State / partner
Funding   :  State / partner
Implementation   : State / partner
Operation   : State / partner
Risk sharing   : State / partner