Nigeria’s Gas Mandate.

Official Public Record · Stewarding Nigeria’s natural gas wealth for industrial power, clean household energy, and regional West African prosperity.

Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo serves as Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), leading midstream and downstream gas infrastructure expansion, domestic LPG and CNG adoption, gas-flare commercialisation, and cross-border pipeline diplomacy.

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Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo seated at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Chairman's table behind the official Coat of Arms placard — Official record Ministry of Petroleum Resources · Abuja

Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo presiding at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas) executive conference table in Abuja.

Ministerial Portfolio: Aug 2023 – Present; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Federal Republic of Nigeria
Statutory Council Role: May 2024 – Present; Co-Chairman, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Council
Regional Diplomacy: WAGP & AAGP; Chairman, West African Gas Pipeline Committee of Ministers & Atlantic Corridor
Legislative & Civic Service: 1989 – 2011; 6th House of Representatives (Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika), Ika LGA Chairman & Educator

Current Office & Sovereign Mandate

Ministerial Office & Mandate

Appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August 2023 following Senate confirmation, Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo exercises ministerial stewardship over Nigeria’s natural gas value chain under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.

Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo addressing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a high-level meeting — Official record
**Executive Policy Alignment:** Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo presenting gas sector priorities before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo chairing a ministerial boardroom session with the Nigerian flag behind him — Official record
**Inter-Ministerial Coordination:** Chairing technical reviews on domestic gas supply obligations and gas-to-power pricing.

Gas-Powered Industrial Nation

Nigeria holds over 209 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven natural gas reserves—the largest in Africa. Under Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo’s ministerial direction, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas) coordinates with NMDPRA, NUPRC, NNPC Limited, and the Decade of Gas Secretariat to convert flared and stranded gas into domestic power, clean cooking fuel, compressed natural gas (CNG) transport, and petrochemical feedstock.

Statutory Basis: Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 Co-Chairmanship: NCDMB Governing Council (May 2024)

Midstream & Downstream Infrastructure

Official record

Accelerating trunk pipelines, gas gathering hubs (including the 300 MMscf/d Kwale Gas Gathering Hub), and domestic gas delivery obligations to power generation and heavy industry.

Clean Cooking & CNG Mobility

Policy objective

Removing VAT and customs duties on LPG/CNG equipment, curbing domestic LPG export dependency to stabilise household cylinder prices, and scaling CNG mass-transit buses nationwide.

Local Content & Regional Diplomacy

Reported engagement

Co-chairing the NCDMB Governing Council to deepen Nigerian engineering participation while advancing the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) and African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP).

Decade of Gas (2021–2030)

Decade of Gas Command

As Chairman of the Decade of Gas Sponsors Group, Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo aligns upstream producers, midstream financiers, and regulatory agencies around five flagship infrastructure and domestic utilization corridors.

Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo with senior energy leaders at NNPC Towers

Official record 300 MMscf/d Processing Capacity

Gas-Flare Commercialisation & Midstream Infrastructure

Kwale Gas Gathering Hub

Commissioned in June 2024 in Ndokwa West LGA, Delta State, the 300 MMscf/d Kwale Gas Gathering Hub captures stranded and formerly flared gas from proximate fields in OML 56, injecting processed lean gas directly into the OB3 trunkline corridor.

Ministerial Role (Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo)

Commissioning Guest of Honour, policy supervisor, and Co-Chairman of the NCDMB Governing Council backing indigenous midstream equity.

Executing & Institutional Partners

Nedogas Development Company Limited (NDCL), Xenergi Limited, NCDMB, and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC).

Geography Kwale, Delta State (OML 56)

Current Status Commissioned June 2024 · Active

Primary Source Ministry of Petroleum Resources / NCDMB

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Navigate directly to dedicated monographs covering Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo’s biography and career timeline, verified gas infrastructure dossiers, speeches and photographic plates, or institutional correspondence.

Monograph 01 · Biography & Service

About & Public Service Career

Explore Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo’s academic formation in Hydrobiology at the University of Calabar, 13 years in science education, Executive Chairmanship of Ika LGA, service in the 6th House of Representatives, and concurrent federal mandates.

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Monograph 02 · Policy & Infrastructure

Projects & Gas Policy Doctrine

Inspect 12 verified infrastructure and policy interventions—including the 300 MMscf/d Kwale Hub, Presidential CNG rollout, domestic LPG price stabilisation, OB3/AKK trunklines, and the 7-pillar Gas Economy Vision.

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Monograph 03 · Speeches, Press & Photos

Media, Speeches & Photo Archive

Search full keynote transcripts (NOG Energy Week, GECF Algiers, Kwale Commissioning), multilateral diplomatic records, broadcast press dispatches, and the 12-plate official documentary gallery.

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Monograph 04 · Institutional Routing

Official Contact & Protocol Desk

Route statutory memoranda, press accreditation requests, diplomatic speaking invitations, and host-community feedback through four dedicated channels at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas).

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