The United States has signalled potential interest in investing in the ambitious Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, according to comments from Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Economy, Wale Edun.

As reported by local media outlets, Minister Edun stated that the Trump administration had shown "interest in investing" in the pipeline during bilateral discussions held on the sidelines of the recent 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. 

The minister said the U.S. stressed the need for a progressive engagement between the two countries to highlight Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms, which are key to boosting investor confidence.  

“Key areas of interest include U.S. interest in investments in Nigeria’s natural gas sector, particularly the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, given the country’s vast gas reserves,” he said.

The proposed Nigeria-Morocco pipeline has strong backing from the Nigerian federal government, unlike a similar pipeline project proposed earlier. 

This stands in contrast to the stalled Nigeria-Niger-Algeria pipeline project, which has faced significant hurdles due to instability in the Sahel region and strained diplomatic relations between Abuja and Niamey, as well as recent tensions between Niamey and Algiers.

Further highlighting progress on the West African energy initiative, Amina Benkhadra, Director General of Morocco's National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), provided an update on the project on March 6 in Washington. 

Her presentation during an event organized by a U.S. think tank, held concurrently with the "Powering Africa Summit," focused on energy collaborations between the United States and African nations. 

Launched in 2016 during a visit by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI to Nigeria, the proposed Nigeria-Morocco pipeline aims to connect the two countries and 11 others along the West African coast. 

The project is intended to boost energy security for the involved nations, including the Alliance of Sahel States, and facilitate gas supply to Europe. If completed as planned, it would be the world's longest offshore gas pipeline.