Brentex CPP Limited (BCL), one of the contractors handling the AjaokutaKaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, has refuted media reports blaming the delay of the project on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL).
The company affirmed that it had received substantial support from NNPCL in delivering its segment of the AKK project.
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Brentex issued the clarification following its appearance at a Senate Committee on Local Content hearing, chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday.
Some reports had claimed that Sani Abubakar, Chairman of Brentex CPP Limited, informed the committee of attempts by NNPCL to descope the $1.27bn station component of the contract.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, Brentex absolved NNPCL of any wrongdoing mentioned in the report. The company clarified that the committee had requested BCL to confirm its commitment to deliver its segment (318 km x 40” Segment 2) of the project by the first quarter of 2025.
Brentex responded by stating that it had completed over 80 per cent of the actual pipeline construction work, including crossings. The company added that it was collaborating with NNPCL to deliver all the stations by the first quarter of 2025, except for two Terminal Gas Stations (TGS) which were currently under descope discussions between NNPCL and BCL.
The company also clarified that the $1.27bn mentioned in some reports pertained to the entire value of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Segment 2 contract, not the value of the two TGS.
It also said the two TGS stations represented only about 10 per cent of our contract value.
The statement said, “We are one of the two contractors, and there are two segments of the project. BCL is only the contractor for segment 2 of the AKK project-Sarkin Pawa in Niger State to Tamburawa in Kano State.
“For emphasis, BCL wishes to add that it is very proud of the progress of its work. Any check will confirm that BCL’s performance is easily the best in the history of government-funded pipeline construction projects in Nigeria.
“Furthermore, BCL has always recognised the support it receives from the leadership of the NNPCL, without which we may have had no magic to deliver on this project.”
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