NMDPRA targets $10bn gas investments through de-risking

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, is targeting up to $10 billion in gas investments through its Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, having deployed about $300 million to de-risk projects. CEO Mallam Rabiu Abdullahi Umar announced this initiative at the 2026 Gastech Conference in Bangkok, emphasizing that the fund would support projects across the gas value chain. Umar also noted that Nigeria has over 210 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves.