Gas transmission pipeline · Escravos to Lagos
Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS)
Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is an operating gas transmission pipeline in Nigeria. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 342 km long and 11.24 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2021. It runs from Escravos to Lagos. It is owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.
Length
342 km
Capacity
11.2 bcm/y
8.3 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 914 mm (36 in)
Route
Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) runs from Escravos to Lagos. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Escravos
- To
- Lagos
- Start country
- Nigeria
- End country
- Nigeria
- Countries crossed
- Nigeria
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Africa
- Route drawn on map
- 485 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P2256
- Start year
- 2021
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (ELPS II) | Operating | Escravos → Lagos | 342 | 11.2 | 914 mm | 2021 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
| Terminal | Country | Import / export | Status | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golar Lagos FSRU | Nigeria | Import | Cancelled | 5.8 km | route proximity |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Owners
Parent companies
- NNPC Ltd100%
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) run?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) runs from Escravos to Lagos, crossing Nigeria.
- How long is Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS)?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is 342 km long.
- How much gas can Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) carry?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) has a design capacity of 11.2 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) operating?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is operating, having started in 2021.
- Who owns Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS)?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corp, as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Does Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) serve an LNG terminal?
- Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) passes within 25 km of 1 tracked LNG terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.