Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has commissioned its Southern Swamp Associated Gas Solutions project in Delta State, adding about 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to Nigeria’s domestic market. The company says the project also unlocks an estimated 820 million barrels of oil equivalent within the Tunu Node, marking a major step in its plan to end routine flaring across its operations.

The gas volume now entering the market is enough to power roughly 6,700 Nigerian households for a year. Renaissance says the increased supply will support businesses and create thousands of jobs across the gas value chain.

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Renaissance CEO Tony Attah described the launch as a key milestone in the company’s push to expand associated-gas utilisation. He said the project was designed to gather gas from producing nodes in Opukushi, Benisede, Ogbotobo and Tunu for power generation and industrial use, while helping to eliminate routine flaring in the area. “Renaissance is very proud to deliver this strategically significant project that will generate jobs and prosperity in the Nigerian economy,” he said.

The facilities sit within OMLs 35 and 46 in the coastal swamp area south of Warri. The project provides the anchor infrastructure needed to develop both discovered and potential reserves within the node.

Attah said more than 90 percent of the work was carried out in Nigeria, adding that it contributed to local capacity development and community participation. He called the project the first major achievement under the Renaissance identity, saying it reflects the company’s long-term vision for energy security and industrial growth.

Chief Production Officer Mesh Maichibi said the project would route all production through four flow stations in Tunu, Ogbotobo, Benisede and Opukushi, with oil evacuated through the Trans Ramos Pipeline to the Forcados terminal. He described it as another step toward Nigeria’s goal of ending routine flaring.

Maichibi said the project would contribute more than 30 percent to the domestic gas network. Gas is expected to flow mainly to the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System, with an alternative route to Nigeria LNG in Bonny to ensure continuous production if the domestic pipeline is unavailable.

Host community representatives welcomed the project. King Jacob Isreal Monday Ogbolo, the Amanana-Owei of Egbemo-Anagalabiri, said the project had created jobs and fostered cooperation among workers from within and outside the communities.

Since work began, the project has exported about 158 billion standard cubic feet of gas, including roughly 98 billion scf to the domestic network and 60.1 billion scf to Nigeria LNG.

Renaissance is the operator of Nigeria’s largest oil and gas joint venture, which includes NNPC, TotalEnergies and AENR. The partners hold interests of 55 percent, 30 percent, 10 percent and 5 percent respectively.