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February 4, 2008
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Gazprom wants access to Nigeria's gas reserves, Africa's largest. It has approached the political leadership in Abuja on investing in Nigeria's energy infrastructure in a big way, in return for gas and oil E&P rights in the country, and on geo-strategic partnership. It is offering various downstream JVs, as well as having a stake in a gas pipeline to Europe planned to pass through Algeria. Gazprom and Sonatrach would be among the main foreign shareholders in the pipeline. Nigeria is the biggest oil exporter in Africa.

Gazprom is also focusing on the other countries in West Africa to complement its already-established relationship with Angola's state energy ...

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