Nigeria · West Africa · International

Local insight.
Global expertise.

A boutique advisory firm delivering transaction advisory, strategic insight and market-entry solutions across gas, energy and infrastructure.

We partner with governments, investors and international institutions to structure and deliver high-impact projects across Nigeria and West Africa.

55+ yearsNigerian experience and trusted relationships
Gas market architectureNetwork codes, tariffs and regulatory frameworks
Complex transactionsFinancing, PPP and commercial structuring
Global expertise. Local execution.Senior specialists mobilised for each mandate

Osprey

At the intersection of policy, capital and execution.

Osprey provides transaction advisory, strategic consulting and market-entry services across high-impact sectors — supporting projects from concept through to implementation.

Our role is to bring strategic clarity to complex opportunities and create a practical route from idea to delivery.

Delivering certainty
Disciplined structuring and execution — on time and within budget, in complex operating environments.
Trusted gateway
The preferred route into Nigeria and West Africa for international investors and institutions.
Global standards, local intelligence
International best practice, applied with an unmatched understanding of Nigeria's regulatory, commercial and social landscape.

Primary focus

Gas markets, regulation and strategic infrastructure.

Nigeria is transitioning into a gas-driven economy, with significant investment flowing into domestic gas utilisation, infrastructure and export corridors.

Its success depends on policy, commercial rules, finance and infrastructure operating as one coherent system. Osprey works across all four.

Flagship expertise

The Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code

The foundational framework governing open, transparent and efficient access to Nigeria's gas transportation network — conceptualised under the leadership of Dr David Winn, who foresaw Nigeria's transition to a gas-powered economy as early as 2010.

Osprey led the development, training and implementation framework for the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTNC), and remains its custodian. The work brought together market architecture, regulation, commercial structure and practical adoption by institutions and market participants.

  • Policy & regulatory design

    Defining the market model, its objectives and institutional responsibilities.

  • Code development

    Drafting robust, bankable, internationally benchmarked rules.

  • Tariff & economic modelling

    Transparent methodologies balancing investment and affordability.

  • Implementation & capacity building

    Preparing regulators, shippers and operators to put the framework into practice.

Participants at a Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code stakeholder workshop
Network Code stakeholder engagement and knowledge transfer.

Energy infrastructure

From feasibility to financing and execution.

Nigeria's infrastructure gap is a multi-billion-dollar opportunity across pipelines, power systems and industrial assets. Osprey supports the full lifecycle — coordinating the technical, commercial and institutional requirements of large-scale projects.

  • Concept development and feasibility
  • Transaction and commercial structuring
  • PPP and funding strategy
  • Technical review and implementation support

Services

International standards, built for real operating conditions.

Defined engagements, senior teams and disciplined delivery — from first feasibility to financing and implementation.

Consultancy

Feasibility studies, sector analysis, policy advisory and project-development frameworks — ensuring projects are both viable and bankable.

Transaction & strategic advisory

Project financing and fund mobilisation, public-private partnerships, commercial structuring and negotiation, and regulatory and policy alignment.

Strategic market entry

A structured pathway into Nigeria and West Africa: market intelligence and entry strategy, regulatory navigation, partner identification and stakeholder engagement.

Capacity building

Training, institutional strengthening and knowledge transfer with a long-standing track record of sustainable impact.

Private capital advisory

Discreet, institutional-grade advisory for families and long-term holders of capital — preserving, growing and strategically deploying wealth across domestic and international opportunities.

Flagship track record

Experience with scale, complexity and national importance.

Osprey has been at the centre of some of Nigeria's most strategically significant projects. In each case, Osprey's exact role is stated alongside the scale of the wider project.

NGTNCNational gas-market frameworkNigeria — nationwide

Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code

The rules governing open and competitive access to Nigeria's gas transportation network — the foundation of a transparent and efficient gas market. Client: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Osprey's roleLed development, training and the implementation framework; custodian of the Code.

740 kmFlagship gas pipelineAjaokuta–Kaduna–Kano, Nigeria

Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline

One of Nigeria's most critical gas corridors, connecting supply in the south to demand centres in the north.

Osprey's roleKey advisory role supporting engineering design and technical review.

$250MSovereign-level financingFederal Republic of Nigeria

Federal Government Strategic Financing (2016)

A financing framework with a global energy trading group in support of priority national infrastructure and social projects.

Osprey's roleFacilitated the transaction and financing framework.

Industrial development · Kogi State, Nigeria

Obajana Cement Project ~$1B project

One of Africa's largest cement plants. Osprey's role: development guidance from resource identification through execution and financing structuring, including sovereign guarantee arrangements.

Transcontinental gas · Nigeria to Morocco

Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline 4,950 km · ~$10–15B

A pipeline positioning West Africa as a major gas supplier to Europe. Osprey's role: early-stage development support and bilateral cooperation.

Regional gas infrastructure · Nigeria–Niger–Algeria

Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline 2,000 km, multi-country

A complex regional initiative. Osprey's role: selected as Transaction Advisor and Project Manager.

Downstream energy · Nigeria

Modular Refinery Development 50,000 BPD · $250M

Osprey's role: advised on development, coordinating international financing and technical partners.

Environmental engineering · Kaduna, Nigeria

KRPC Environmental Remediation

At the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. Osprey's role: delivered an innovative stabilisation solution transforming hazardous waste into safe, usable material.

Regional transport · West Africa

ECOWAS Highway Programme $2.5B programme

A major West African transport corridor linking multiple economies. Osprey's role: appointed Transaction Advisor and Fund Mobiliser.

Selected historic mandates

Decades of work for federal and state institutions.

Over several decades, Osprey has supported federal and state institutions across energy, infrastructure, industrial development, agriculture and regional economic programmes. A selection of historic mandates:

Gas, energy & infrastructure

  • Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
  • Ajaokuta–Abuja–Kano Gas Pipeline — detailed engineering design Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
  • Rural electrification Benue State Government
  • Baguda Dam consultancy Kano State Government
  • Federal Rural Water Scheme Federal Ministry of Water Resources

Industry & economic development

  • Revival of Nigeria's textile industries Federal Government of Nigeria / Federal Ministry of Finance
  • Due diligence — revival of the textile industries Federal Government of Nigeria / Federal Ministry of Finance
  • Modern market consultancy Benue State Government
  • Taraku Oil Mill Benue State Government
  • Equipment refurbishment — Directorate of Food and Rural Infrastructure Benue State Government

Agriculture & regional development

  • Agriculture Master Plan Adamawa State Government
  • Grassroots Empowerment Programme Adamawa State Government
  • Food Security Programme Adamawa State Government
  • Ethanol feasibility studies Niger, Akwa Ibom and Kebbi State Governments
  • Federal National Grain and Soils Project Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Dairy Farm programme Sokoto State Government
  • National Seed Multiplication Project Kano State Government

Historic mandates are shown with the client institution at the time of the engagement.

Osprey representatives during an institutional engagement

Institutional engagement

Local relationships. International reach.

Osprey's role is often to align government priorities, specialist expertise and international capital around a deliverable route forward.

Global specialist network

Specialist expertise, assembled around the assignment.

Osprey mobilises a worldwide network of senior specialists — gas-market architects and regulatory experts, infrastructure-finance and PPP specialists, transmission, LNG and energy-systems engineers, and policy and institutional-reform advisers.

  • Gas markets & regulation
  • Infrastructure finance & PPPs
  • Transmission, LNG & energy systems
  • Policy & institutional reform

Legacy

More than 55 years of Nigerian experience.

A boutique, indigenous advisory firm whose reputation is built on strategic, high-impact projects across Nigeria's most critical sectors.

Dr David Winn in discussion with a Nigerian counterpart
Dr David Winn — Chairman
  1. 1967

    Arrival in Nigeria

    David Winn begins working in Nigeria as a young engineer — the start of a lifelong commitment to the country's development.

  2. 1970s–2000s

    From engineer to strategist

    His work develops across agriculture, industry, infrastructure, investment and energy — participating long-term through equity and execution rather than advising from a distance.

  3. 2010

    The gas conviction

    He identifies the strategic importance of gas well before it becomes the central national priority it is today, leading to the conceptualisation of the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code.

  4. Today

    Specialist advisory for Nigeria's next phase

    Osprey's specialist gas and energy practice, shaped under his leadership, sits at the centre of the firm — supported by a world-class international advisory network.

Osprey exists to help serious partners succeed in Nigeria's most strategic sectors. Our focus today is the gas economy — the frameworks, infrastructure and transactions that will define the country's next decades. We bring to that work the same standards, relationships and long-term commitment that have defined Osprey for more than fifty years.

Osprey Investments Group

Start a conversation

Navigate West Africa's most strategic opportunities with confidence.

For gas-market, regulatory, transaction, infrastructure or market-entry enquiries:

info@ospreyinvestmentsgroup.com