The Benin-Niger pipeline project will leave Agadem in Niger for the Sèmè-Kpodji terminal station. There will be two pumping stations in Gogounou and Tchaourou and an export terminal on the high seas. The 1980 km long pipeline is full of great opportunities for both countries concerned.An oil pipeline industry will prosper with all that it implies in terms of skills transfer and training of Beninese executives. According to the explanations of the Minister of Mines Samou Seidou Adambi, at the launch of the works of the Beninese part, the pipeline will strongly boost the economic growth of the country.

Also, the municipalities crossed by the pipeline, namely Kandi, Malanville, Gogounou, Bembérékè, Ndali, Ouèssè, Tchaourou, Parakou, Savè, Kétou, Adja-Ouèrè, Pobè, Sakété, Ifangni, Avrankou, Adjarra and Sèmè-Kpodji will host the construction of socio-community infrastructure. During the construction phase, 3 thousand jobs will be created and after the two years of work, there will be 300 permanent jobs in the operation of the pipeline.

The pipeline will have a nominal capacity of 4.5 tons per year, or 35 million barrels and expandable capacity by adding additional pumping stations. The Beninese section is 675 kilometers long.