Seplat Energy Plc has announced the successful achievement of first gas from its 300 million standard cubic feet per day, MMscfd, ANOH gas project.
The milestone follows the completion of the 11-kilometre Indorama gas export pipeline and the receipt of regulatory approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, a statement by the Company said.
According to the company, on Friday, January 16, 2026, the ANOH Gas Processing Company, AGPC, commenced gas supply to Indorama under firm and interruptible Gas Sales Agreements, GSAs.
It noted that to facilitate gas delivery, four upstream wells that had been on standby since November 2025 were brought into production.
Since the start of operations, wet gas production has been stabilising, with between 40 and 52 MMscfd of processed gas currently being delivered directly from the ANOH gas plant to the Indorama Petrochemical Plant.
The company disclosed that condensate output has reached between 2.0 and 2.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, kboepd, and is expected to rise further as the plant ramps up to its full design capacity.
It stated that in parallel, preparations are underway to commence gas sales to Nigeria LNG, NLNG, under an interruptible offtake arrangement.
This is expected to support further scale-up of production towards the plant’s full capacity of 300 MMscfd.
Meanwhile, the company has announced that construction of the OB3 export pipeline by the Nigerian Gas Infrastructure Company, NGIC, initially designated as the primary evacuation route for supplying the domestic market, has resumed, with a revised completion timeline to be announced in due course.
It explained that the ANOH gas plant was developed by AGPC, an incorporated joint venture between Seplat Energy and NGIC.
The integrated facility comprises two 150 MMscfd gas processing trains, liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, recovery units, condensate stabilisation units, a 16-megawatt power plant, and other supporting infrastructure.
According to Seplat, the plant has been designed to operate with zero routine flaring.
Spanning the unitised OML 53 and OML 21 fields, the ANOH gas development unlocks an estimated 4.6 trillion cubic feet, Tcf, of condensate-rich gas resources.
The statement noted that as at year-end 2024, Seplat’s working interest 2P reserves in the unitised field stood at 0.8 Tcf, adding that the company will generate value through wet gas sales from OML 53 to the ANOH plant, as well as dividends from its 50 per cent equity stake in AGPC.
LPG production from ANOH, combined with output from Seplat’s Sapele facilities and the Bonny River Terminal, positions the company 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, supporting Seplat’s onshore End of Routine Flaring programme—one of its key commercial and sustainability initiatives.
Notably, the ANOH gas project was delivered without a single recordable Lost Time Incident (LTI), despite logging 17.5 million man-hours, underscoring the project team’s strong safety culture and operational discipline.
Commenting on the achievement, Seplat Energy Chief Executive Officer, Roger Brown, described ANOH as a strategically important project for both the company and the country.
“ANOH is the first of the seven critical gas development projects identified by the Federal Government of Nigeria to commence operations. It is a landmark achievement for Seplat, our partner NGIC, and Nigeria as a whole.
“Delivering this project required significant commitment and collaboration, particularly in an area of the onshore Niger Delta with limited gas pipeline infrastructure. We are extremely proud of what has been accomplished,”Brown said.
He added that the project is Seplat’s third major onshore gas processing facility and increases its joint venture gross onshore gas processing capacity to more than 850 MMscfd.
“ANOH will provide material income streams for Seplat, reduce our carbon intensity, and make a significant contribution towards our 2030 production target of 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, as outlined at our recent Capital Markets Day.
“Importantly, it will expand energy access for Nigerians through power generation and clean cooking fuel, support local communities, and advance our broader mission of driving economic prosperity in Nigeria,” he said.
