THE Volta Aluminium Company (Valco) in Ghana is ready to buy substantial quantities of gas from the West African Gas Pipeline project once it is completed, a source at Valco said. Valco’s interest will be a boost to the stakeholders in the $400m project, who are due to take a decision by the end of the year on whether to go ahead. The pipeline will take gas from Nigeria to its fellow West African states of Benin and Togo as well as Ghana. Royal Dutch/Shell, Chevron and the state oil companies of the countries involved are partners. – Reuters