By Elo Edremoda
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it is doing all possible to increase domestic gas output in the country.
The Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, stated this when he commissioned the Egbaoma Gas Processing Plant (EGPP), being operated by PNG Gas Limited in Ebedei, Ukwani council area of Delta state, Thursday, February 7.
Dr. Baru also reassured that works are underway to ensure the commercialization and end of gas flare in Nigeria.
According to him, the NNPC hopes to increase domestic gas supply capacity from the current "1.7bscfd to 5bscfd in the medium term."
Calling on gas operators whose assets are close to the newly commissioned facility to make gas available in order to maximize the the processing plant's capacity, he revealed that plans are ongoing to expand the gas pipeline infrastructure.
"The expansion includes the Obiafu-Obrikom to Oben (OB3) gas pipeline which is less than 5km to Egbaoma Gas Plant and can serve as a major evacuation artery of the dry gas produced from this plant to the market.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it is doing all possible to increase domestic gas output in the country.
The Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, stated this when he commissioned the Egbaoma Gas Processing Plant (EGPP), being operated by PNG Gas Limited in Ebedei, Ukwani council area of Delta state, Thursday, February 7.
Dr. Baru also reassured that works are underway to ensure the commercialization and end of gas flare in Nigeria.
According to him, the NNPC hopes to increase domestic gas supply capacity from the current "1.7bscfd to 5bscfd in the medium term."
Calling on gas operators whose assets are close to the newly commissioned facility to make gas available in order to maximize the the processing plant's capacity, he revealed that plans are ongoing to expand the gas pipeline infrastructure.
"The expansion includes the Obiafu-Obrikom to Oben (OB3) gas pipeline which is less than 5km to Egbaoma Gas Plant and can serve as a major evacuation artery of the dry gas produced from this plant to the market.
"I also use this medium to assure Deltans and Nigerians that the journey to effective monetization of our vast gas resources for sustainable economic growth and complete end to gas faring is underway and the future is bright," the NNPC GMD stated.
Earlier, the chairman of Owel-Linkso group, Engineer Charles Osezua, who is the director of PNG Gas Limited urged the NNPC to facilitate a collaboration between gas producers and gas processing plants.
Engineer Osezua said this will enable the objectives of the gas industry to be achieved.
He said, "all these producers are your partners. Use your office to bring us together to do what is best in our country, instead of duplicity of plants.
"NNPC should midwife, create the environment to make it possible for the likes of us to invest, so that the objectives of the gas sector can be achieved for the benefits of our country," Osezua stated.
The EGPP started operations in 2016, have since then produced an estimated 34 million liters of cooking gas, serves about 500 homes, with 80% across the Niger Delta region.
The plant which is wholly indigenous and the first to materialize as such, consumed about $60 million to ensure its establishment and also, directly or indirectly, benefits at least 500 persons.
2019 NIGERIAN GENERAL ELECTION. BY OKE OMOBO
ReplyDeleteGeneral elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019, postponed from 16 February 2019. To elect the president, vice president and the National Assembly. Presidential primaries were held during the last sixth months of 2018.
At this prosponedment of presidential election from 16 February to 23 February 2019, has been a surprised to people of Nigeria, most especially in otor owhe community in isoko north local Government Area of Delta State.
The poeple of otor owhe community further said on 23 February 2019 that they are happy for the success of the election in their community because no lives were lost also no lost of property. Majority came out to cast their vote at their various polling units to vote their choice.
Mr Ikede Godspower Jgears said, they turn out in mass that the people of his community are law abinding people.
In various polling units in otor owhe community the challenges they are facing in the course of the election was the card reader machines that don't arrive with the result sheet on time they expected. In polling unit 8, Deacon Phillips Onotoja the formal assistant Secretary General of otor owhe community, said that the voters were fully ready to cast their vote for their choice that they were waiting for the bilot box and all other materials. He ask why was it that their unit were being neglected at the time he had that all other polling unit has sstarted casting their vote. Deacon Phillips Onotoja was not happy with the conduct of the election because the voters came out happily from their home to vote cast their vote as a good citizens of Nigeria.
Comd Rade Jonnah Owhfere in unit on in otor owhe community complained over the card reader the people of voting in that unit they were fully ready to cast their vote for their choice. They insisted of seeing the result sheet before casting their vote. Due to the delay of card reader many could not cast their vote while others did.
According to some of the voters in the unit said that they want bea best leader that will fill their pains not the leader that will not fill their pains.