WAPCo Gears For Offshore Cleaning and Inspection

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has prompted stakeholders about the upcoming cleaning and inspection of the offshore segment of its pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana.
In a notice on its Facebook page, the owners of the West African Pipeline said the cleaning of the 569km stretch of pipeline from WAPCo’s compressor station located at Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria to its regulating and metering station located at Aboadze, near Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana is scheduled to begin on February 5, 2025.
During the cleaning and inspection exercise, WAPCo will replace subsea valves and undertake other related maintenance activities.
Ahead of this exercise, the WAPCo team is engaging with critical stakeholders and contractors, involved in the project to ensure a safe and successful programme execution.
Pre-mobilization teams are currently assembled at the two WAPCo locations in Nigeria and Ghana to ensure all is set up for critical equipment.
An effluent management system is also being installed at the company’s facility in Takoradi where WAPCo expects to receive some effluent from the cleaning of the offshore pipeline.
Afolabi Oladimeji Ogunmefun, WAPCo’s Deputy Manager, Asset Integrity, and team lead for the cleaning and inspection project is upbeat about the team’s preparedness for this very important maintenance activity.
“The team is ready and is looking forward to undertaking this key pipeline integrity management program to manage our pipeline and confirm its integrity.”
“WAPCo is committed to maintaining the proactive stakeholder engagement processes established during the project’s preparation phase, during execution. The company will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders on all matters to ensure the project’s safe execution and success,” says Auwal Ibrahim, WAPCo’s General Manager Operations & Maintenance.
Source: WAPCo