Niger–Benin Oil Pipeline

The Niger–Benin Oil Pipeline, also known as Niger–Benin Export Pipeline (NBEP), is a 1,950 kilometer long crude oil pipeline connecting oilfields near the desert oasis of Agadem in Niger to the Atlantic Ocean. It ends in the Gulf of Guinea near Benin's largest city Cotonou. The pipeline was built and is operated by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). It was built between 2019–23, with exports initially expected to begin in January 2024. After a border closure dispute between Niger and Benin was resolved thanks to Chinese mediation, exports through the pipeline began in May 2024. The pipeline was closed again after just one shipment of oil. On June 16, 2024 an attack by a rebel group opposed to the Nigerien military junta damaged the pipeline.

It is the longest pipeline in Africa.

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