West African Gas Pipeline

West African Gas Pipeline
Gazoduc ouest-africain
Location
CountryNigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana
General directioneast–west
FromItoki terminal, Lagos, Nigeria
ToTakoradi, Ghana
General information
Typenatural gas
OwnerWest African Gas Pipeline Company Limited
PartnersChevron, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Volta River Authority, Société Togolaise de Gaz, Société Beninoise de Gaz
OperatorChevron
ContractorsWillbros
Commissioned2006
Technical information
Length678 km (421 mi)
Maximum discharge5 billion cubic meter per year
Diameter20 in (508 mm)

The West African Gas Pipeline (French: Gazoduc ouest-africain; WAGP or GOA) is a natural gas pipeline to supply gas from Nigeria's Escravos region of the Niger Delta area to Benin, Togo and Ghana. It is the first regional natural gas transmission system in sub-Saharan Africa.