Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has been credited with playing a pivotal role in improving the operational performance of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), helping raise plant utilisation from about 50 per cent to 82 per cent and enabling the company to deliver 31 cargoes above its business plan.

The recognition came during a courtesy visit by NLNG Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Adeleye Falade, to Renaissance headquarters in Port Harcourt on October 2, 2026, where both organisations reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration across Nigeria’s gas value chain.

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Falade said NLNG’s improved performance was attributable in significant measure to Renaissance’s contribution to reliable gas supply.

“Two years ago, we were punching below our weight. Our operations were running at about 50 percent utilisation. We have six trains but were effectively utilising only four. Today, we are operating at about 82 percent utilisation, and that improvement is due in no small measure to the heavy lifting being done by Renaissance,” he said.

Falade added that NLNG was currently delivering 31 cargoes above its business plan, attributing the improvement in performance to Renaissance’s commitment and operational support.

“We are currently delivering 31 cargoes above our business plan and I am pleased to say that the difference is Renaissance. I’m therefore here on behalf of NLNG to express our gratitude for the commitment, professionalism, and operational excellence we continue to receive from the Renaissance team,” he said.

The visit underscored Renaissance’s role in ensuring reliable gas supply to NLNG and supporting improved performance across the LNG value chain, with implications for Nigeria’s position in the global LNG market.

Welcoming the NLNG delegation, Renaissance Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah, said the improved performance demonstrated the value of partnerships across the energy industry and the importance of unlocking Nigeria’s vast gas resources for sustainable economic development.

“Nothing could be more pleasing than welcoming Adeleye Falade to Renaissance today. The conversations we have had are both timely and important,” Attah said, reiterating the company’s vision to become Africa’s foremost energy company by enabling energy security and industrialisation through sustainable practices for people and the planet.

He said the same sense of purpose was driving efforts across the industry to increase gas availability for domestic consumption, stressing that Nigeria’s gas resources would have greater economic impact if deployed to support industrialisation.

“Export gas alone will not industrialise Nigeria. What will transform our economy is the productive utilisation of gas within Nigeria,” Attah said.

“We do not have a resource challenge. We have a development challenge. That is why the sustainability initiatives we are pursuing and the investments we continue to make are so important to us.”

Attah also highlighted Renaissance’s C.R.I.S.P. core values — Collaboration, Respect, Integrity, Safety and Performance — noting that collaboration was fundamental to creating value for stakeholders and advancing Nigeria’s energy ambitions.

“Collaboration is a huge part of who we are. We have deliberately made Safety one of our core values because we mean it. It reflects the importance we attach to protecting our people, our assets, our communities, and the environment,” he said.

Against this backdrop, Renaissance and NLNG agreed to explore a structured partnership framework to deepen cooperation in gas supply optimisation, technical capability development, safety leadership, knowledge sharing, staff exchange programmes, resource sharing and stakeholder engagement.

Attah said the framework would provide a foundation for closer cooperation and enhanced performance by both organisations, with the ultimate partnership model to be jointly developed.

“We will work together to identify the ultimate partnership model between Renaissance and NLNG. There are significant opportunities for both organisations, and we will be documenting these opportunities and developing a partnership framework around them,” he said.

“Our aspiration is to conclude this process and sign the framework during the first quarter of next year, creating a platform that enables both organisations to win together while contributing even more meaningfully to Nigeria’s energy future.”

The meeting reinforced the strategic alignment between Renaissance and NLNG and their shared focus on increasing gas availability, strengthening Nigeria’s gas value chain, supporting industrial growth and delivering sustainable value to the country.

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited is the operator of Nigeria’s largest oil and gas joint venture assets, the NNPC/Renaissance/TotalEnergies/AENR JV, producing from onshore, swamp and shallow-water locations across parts of the Niger Delta.