Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that Seplat Energy Plc - a joint venture partner and key supplier of gas into the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC) pipeline network - has scheduled routine maintenance on its gas production facilities from 12 to 15 February.

The maintenance schedule was disclosed in a statement issued by NNPC's Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Thursday, stating that the development could temporarily affect gas supply to some power generation companies across the country.

"The public is hereby informed that Seplat Energy Plc, a Joint Venture partner of NNPC Ltd and a key supplier of gas into the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company L...