Nigeria is planning to revive two landmark liquefied natural gas export projects that were put on the backburner a dozen years ago.

The 10 million tonnes per annum Brass LNG project in Bayelsa State was mothballed about 12 years ago before construction work began, while the Chevron-led 22 million tpa Olokola scheme — also known as OK LNG — in Ondo State also drifted out of the headlines at about the same time.

Now, two years after first suggesting they could rise from the ashes, state-owned NNPC said that in a bid to monetise Nigeria’s abundant gas resources, it has started talks with investors on the two schemes.