Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will bring a delegation of Nigerian oil and gas industry decision-makers to the United States to build partnerships that will support Nigeria’s climate goals by accelerating the deployment of methane detection and abatement technology.
While in the United States from October 20-30, the 17-member delegation of private sector and government representatives will travel to Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh, PA; Midland-Odessa, TX; and Houston to meet U.S. companies, connect with federal and state policymakers, and see demonstrations of cutting-edge U.S. technologies. In Washington, the delegation will also engage with financial institutions to discuss mobilizing capital for their infrastructure priorities.
USTDA will host a public business briefing in Houston on October 29 where U.S. companies can learn about upcoming commercial opportunities from the delegation and meet one-on-one with delegates to present their innovative methane abatement and flare gas utilization solutions. For more information, please visit https://www.ustda.gov/events/.
The U.S. private sector is at the forefront of methane abatement and flare gas solutions, and there is worldwide consensus that reducing methane gas emissions is the fastest way to slow the pace of global warming. Nigeria is one of 158 country signatories to the Global Methane Pledge to reduce global methane emissions. While Nigeria has reduced natural gas flaring by more than 70% since 2000, the country remains the seventh highest natural gas-flaring country in the world, according to the World Bank. Nigeria is eager to acquire new technologies and solutions to accelerate progress towards its emissions reduction goals.
USTDA’s reverse trade mission is one of a series of methane abatement visits that have included delegates from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, Libya and Mexico. These visits have focused on a wide array of methane abatement solutions, including methane leak detection and repair, fugitive emission measurement, tracking and abatement, and flare gas utilization solutions.
These reverse trade missions support the U.S. government’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to deliver game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries; USTDA’s Global Partnership for Climate-Smart Infrastructure that connects U.S. industry to major clean energy and transportation infrastructure projects in emerging economies; the U.S. Department of Energy’s Net-Zero World Initiative; Prosper Africa; and the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project preparation and partnership building activities that develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in partner countries.
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