Nigeria-Morocco pipeline MoU shows Rabat’s outreach

Significance

The pipeline, whose construction could face numerous logistical obstacles, is meant to benefit the ECOWAS zone while also diversifying Europe’s gas supplies.

Impacts

• The pipeline project could attract attention from Europe as it looks to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.
• The pipeline underscores the rising profile of gas not just in Nigeria, but also in key countries along the route, such as Senegal.
• Success for the project could reduce Nigeria’s severe problem of gas flaring.