Verification Analysis

Reasoning:

• The claim is accurate and has been reported by multiple independent Nigerian and international business news sources¹²³⁴
• NNPC Executive Vice President Olalekan Ogunleye announced during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that the company is "pursuing a 12 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) LNG project, alongside gas-based industrial hubs, to tap more than 200 trillion cubic feet of reserves in Nigeria"¹⁴³
• The same official also mentioned that NNPC has started talks on adding two new LNG trains⁴²¹
• Nigeria LNG (NLNG), in which NNPC is the largest shareholder, currently exports up to 22 million metric tons per year and is building a seventh production train scheduled for completion in 2027¹⁵⁴
• The announcement was made in the context of increased global demand for Nigerian LNG due to energy disruptions from the Middle East conflict³⁴¹²

Overall validity: 100%

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