Train 7 Hits 90% Completion, Generates 16,000 Jobs as NCDMB, NLNG Deepen Local Content Collaboration

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and NLNG Limited have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration aimed at enhancing in-country value addition and deepening Nigerian Content in the nation’s gas sector.

The renewed commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NLNG, Engr. Adeleye Falade, to the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, at the Board’s liaison office in Lagos.

Speaking during the visit, Falade said NLNG remains focused on strengthening indigenous capacity and retaining greater value within Nigeria’s economy through increased local participation across its gas value chain.

He disclosed that the company’s Train 7 project has reached 90 per cent completion, with pre-commissioning activities already underway. According to him, the new facility is expected to be commissioned in 2027 and will boost NLNG’s overall production capacity by 35 per cent.

Falade further revealed that the Train 7 project has generated direct employment opportunities for about 16,000 people, contributing to improved socio-economic stability and helping to reduce insecurity.

He assured that NLNG would continue to engage with NCDMB in support of local content development, capacity building and increased participation of Nigerian companies in the oil and gas industry.

In his response, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, congratulated Falade on his appointment and pledged the Board’s support towards the success of his tenure.

Ogbe noted that the relationship between NCDMB and NLNG extends beyond that of a regulator and operator, recalling that both organisations signed the industry’s first Service Level Agreement on Nigerian Content project approval timelines and compliance in June 2017.

He also urged NLNG to strengthen its support for the Brass Shipyard Project, a capacity development initiative linked to the Train 7 project, noting that the facility would provide critical oil and gas infrastructure that would benefit both NLNG and the wider Nigerian economy.