By Ayomide Otitoju
Brentex CPP Limited, one of the contractors for the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, has refuted reports attributing the project’s delay to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC).
The company affirmed that it had received substantial support from NNPC in delivering its segment of the AKK Gas Pipeline Project. Brentex clarified this during a hearing by the Senate Committee on Local Content, chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Some reports had claimed that Sani Abubakar, Chairman of Brentex CPP Limited, informed the committee of NNPC’s attempts to descope the $1.27 billion station component of the contract. However, in a statement on Wednesday, Brentex absolved NNPC of any wrongdoing mentioned in the reports.
The company clarified that the committee had requested Brentex 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 percent of the pipeline construction work, including crossings.
The company added that it was collaborating with NNPC to deliver all the stations by the first quarter of 2025, except for two terminal gas stations, which were currently under descope discussions between NNPC and Brentex.
Brentex also clarified that the $1.27 billion mentioned in some reports pertains to the entire value of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction segment 2 contract, not the value of the two terminal gas stations. The company stated that the two stations represent only about 10 percent of the firm’s contract value.
“We are one of the two contractors, and there are two segments of the project. Brentex CPP Limited is the contractor for segment 2 of the AKK project, from Sarkin Pawa in Niger State to Tamburawa in Kano State. For emphasis, Brentex wishes to add that it is very proud of the progress of its work,” the statement said.
The company further asserted that any check would confirm that Brentex’s performance is the best in the history of government-funded pipeline construction projects.
