Michelle Burkett
Managing Director West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo)
Michelle Burkett, Managing Director of the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has 20 years of experience in the oil & gas upstream and midstream businesses with Chevron. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Houston.
Michelle has held various leadership positions with Chevron across the United States spanning oil and gas facilities and infrastructure development, installation, and safe operations. She has extensive expertise in pipeline technical and operational support, base business optimization, and project development.
Michelle is passionate about building and cultivating relationships, developing personnel competency, and delivering workplace excellence through embracing diversity of thought, experience, and background. She believes in enabling human progress through the economic development of reliable, ever-cleaner energy in the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) States.
WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE COMPANY LIMITED (WAPCo):
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) is a limited liability company that owns and operates the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) System. WAPCo’s main mandate is to transport natural gas for our customers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana, in a safe, responsible, and reliable manner. WAPCo is a joint venture between private and public sector companies in four West African countries namely: Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana and two private sector partners – Chevron and Shell. The company’s shareholders are Chevron West African Gas Pipeline Ltd., Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell Overseas Holding Ltd., Takoradi Power Company Ltd., Société Togolaise de Gaz, and BenGaz SA. WAPCo is regulated by the West African Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA) based in Abuja, Nigeria.
WAPCo is headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with branch offices in Lagos - Nigeria, Cotonou-Benin, Lomé-Togo, Tema and Takoradi in Ghana.
THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE (WAGP) SYSTEM:
The 677.8-kilometre West African Gas Pipeline system links into the existing Escravos-Lagos Pipeline at the Itoki Natural Gas Export Terminal in Ogun State, Nigeria, and proceeds to a compressor station near Badagry, Lagos State from where it stretches offshore to Takoradi, in Ghana, with gas delivery laterals from the main line extending to Cotonou (Benin), Lomé (Togo) and Tema (Ghana). The WAGP installed capacity for gas entry at Itoki is 170 MMscf/d (with 2 compressors) and can be expanded to handle 474 MMscf/d with additional compressors. In June of 2019, a new gas entry point was established at Takoradi, Ghana connecting to the Ghana Gas pipeline with a receipt capacity of 225 MMscf/d into the WAGP.
2024 Conference Agenda Sessions
REGIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION To What Extent Can Gas Anchor New Energy Corridors in West Africa?
From Mauritania to Nigeria, West Africa is endowed with vast yet undeveloped gas resources that could support its industrialisation and the expansion of its power infrastructure. As large cross-border gas ventures take shape, we gather the public and private sector around a unique regional conversation unpacking the potential of virtual and physical gas pipelines, small- and large-scale LNG projects, and cross-border gas trade amongst Africa’s fastest-growing economies. We highlight the overarching issue of securing capital at scale and provisions made to financing gas infrastructure.
Key areas of discussion:
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How can West African countries collaborate to develop and expand regional natural gas infrastructure, such as virtual/physical pipelines and LNG terminals, to enhance trade and supply reliability?
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What are the critical steps needed to harmonize policy and regulatory frameworks across West African countries to facilitate smooth natural gas trade and investment?
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What measures should be implemented to mitigate the environmental and social impacts associated with natural gas extraction and transportation in West Africa, and how can regional cooperation enhance sustainability?
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How can natural gas complement the development of renewable energy sources in West Africa, and what strategies can promote a balanced energy mix while addressing energy security concerns?
Tuesday 08 October 17:30 - 18:15 Plenary Stage
Gas Forum
Key areas of discussion:
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How can West African countries collaborate to develop and expand regional natural gas infrastructure, such as virtual/physical pipelines and LNG terminals, to enhance trade and supply reliability?
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What are the critical steps needed to harmonize policy and regulatory frameworks across West African countries to facilitate smooth natural gas trade and investment?
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What measures should be implemented to mitigate the environmental and social impacts associated with natural gas extraction and transportation in West Africa, and how can regional cooperation enhance sustainability?
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How can natural gas complement the development of renewable energy sources in West Africa, and what strategies can promote a balanced energy mix while addressing energy security concerns?
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