UK Firm RPS Group to Conduct Environmental Studies for Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

RPS Group has secured a contract to provide assistance for the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project on behalf of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Its mission is focused on measuring meteorological and oceanographic conditions at sea along the proposed pipeline route for a year. The British company will draw on its MetOcean teams, who will provide support from RPS’s new MetOcean workshop in Newbury, UK.

Based in the UK, RPS Group is a British company that provides services to public and private sector clients. Its segments include Energy, UK & Ireland Consulting, UK & Netherlands Services, Norway, North America and Australia Asia-Pacific. The group offers a range of services, including project and program management, design and development, water services, environment, management consulting and advisory, exploration and development, planning and approvals, health, safety and risk, oceans and coasts, laboratories, training and communication, creative and digital services. It defines, designs and manages projects, it is specified on its website, adding that it employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. RPS Group provides services to sectors including real estate, energy, transportation, defense and government services, water and resources.

In the eyes of King Mohammed VI, the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, which was launched in 2016, is "a plan for peace, African economic integration and co-development for present and future generations." From the explanations of Malm Mele Kyari, of the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Company), it appears that the 5,000 km pipeline will supply African countries. It will also allow serving Europe via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline.