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The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) is considering expanding the capacity of its pipeline in anticipation of increased utilisation due to potential new gas sources in Ghana and Nigeria. The company is planning to expand capacity from 170 million ft³/d to 315 million ft³/d of gas.

Walter Perez, Managing Director of WAPCo, told press in Accra that the company is 海角吃瓜网減roactively moving forward with initial engineering海角吃瓜网� to facilitate expansion of the pipeline.

海角吃瓜网淎lthough gas volumes currently received from Nigeria are significantly below expectation, we envision increased utilisation of the pipeline going forward with potential new sources here in Ghana and likely new sources in Nigeria,海角吃瓜网� Perez commented.

If the company does not transport more gas from Nigeria to recipient countries, it may transport gas from Ghana to Benin and Togo (and perhaps La Cote D海角吃瓜网橧voire) in the future. The pipeline was contracted to deliver 133 million ft³/d of gas to Benin, Togo and Ghana; however, it has transported much lower volumes of gas than expected due to lack of supply. At the best of times the pipeline provided approximately 40 海角吃瓜网� 60% of the contractual volumes.

However, the pipeline remains to be 海角吃瓜网渁 critical and strategic asset for regional economic growth and integration,海角吃瓜网� Perez noted. 海角吃瓜网淚t is clear that multiple layers of protection are needed to confront the challenges we face on and offshore. In and around WAPCO host communities, especially in Nigeria, indiscriminate sand mining has been a constant threat to the onshore section of the pipeline. Offshore, the company has endured several key challenges, including two major pipeline breaches.海角吃瓜网�

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