Oil & Energy
Delta: FG Inaugurates Gas Industrial Park
After several post
ponements, the Federal Government has finally inaugurated the $16 billion Gas Revolution Industrial Park, Ogidigben in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.
At the inauguration of the project, Thursday, President Jonathan reaffirmed Federal Government’s commitment to the project saying government would play all her needed role, including provision of basic infrastructure.
He said government accords high priority attention to the actualisation of the project though it is designed to be private investors-driven.
To actualise the mandate, Jonathan set up a special steering committee that would see to the regular progress of the project and report to the federal government regularly.
The president named the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke as chairman of the committee and directed that the committee should report to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) every week for a start.
The project which is to be executed in three phases, kick starts with the first phase which would cost $20 billion to provide fertiliser processing plant for agriculture while the second phase would provide 450 megawatts power plant and petrochemical. The third phase is for the development of secondary industries.
The Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke said the project is for the overall good of the nation including provision of 150,000 jobs at the first phase and additional five million jobs, when completed.
Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, also pledged to provide peaceful environment for the project to succeed and noted that the state is the primary beneficiary of the project.
Meanwhile, youths of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South have expressed joy over the peaceful groundbreaking ceremony of the project.
Comrade Timi Oluba, spokesperson for the youths said it had set the pace for rapid infrastructure and economic development in Delta State.
It would be recalled that the inauguration ceremony has been delayed due to the misunderstanding between the Itsekiris and Ijaws over ownership.
Chris Oluoh
Oil & Energy
FG, MEMAN Chart Ways To Safe Petroleum Products Delivery

The Federal Government and key Petroleum Products marketers have proposed new measures to help curb rising cases of road accidents involving petrol tankers.
This followed recent incidents of road accidents resulting in cremation of hundreds of lives and causing extensive damage to properties.
Speaking at the Discourse organised by Mejor Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) in Lagos, Thursday, with the theme “Improving Safe Transportation of Petroleum Products”, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, noted with dismay the number of casualties the country recorded recently due to tanker accidents.
Lokpobiri stressed the need for an enhanced training for tanker drivers, installation of detection leak devices as well as other safety systems that can assist drivers.
He called on Marketers and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders, especially in the training of tanker drivers.
On his part, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpo Ekpo, reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing enabling environment to ensure safety of petroleum products transportation.
Ekpo, who was represented by Engr. Abel, said consideration should be given to more safety means of transporting products like the pipelines and railway line.
He stressed the need for better training for drivers and implementation of safety regulations within the industry.
Earlier, Chairman, MEMAN, Huub Stokman, said the Association has elaborate training manual for members truck drivers.
Stokman insisted that more training programmes and consistent adherence to safety measures would help to curb road accidents involving tanker drivers.
Also speaking, the National President, Nigerian Association of Raod Transport Owners (NARTO), Yusuf Lawal Othman, called for support.
Oil & Energy
Benue To Pioneer Gas Production From Coal – NGEP

The Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim, has said that the production of coal bed methane, an unconventional form of natural gas extracted from coal, is set to begin in Benue State.
Prof. Ibrahim staed this while addressing newsmen at the end of a joint meeting of the National and State gas expansion committees with Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia.
He said the Federal Government is committed to expanding gas availability in Nigeria for domestic use and mobility.
Ibrahim added that extracting gas from unconventional coal sources rather than traditional hydrocarbon reserves is a way to boost gas availability.
“Essentially there are four areas of implementation that the committee has identified. One is to pioneer the production of gas from what you call coal bed methane, which means that Benue is going to pioneer in the country the production of gas not from conventional hydrocarbon, but from non-conventional coal just so that the nation will have an alternative source to gas availability”, he said.
Also speaking, the Chairman, Benue State Gas Expansion Programme, Dr. Emmanuel Chenge, said the gas expansion initiative would contribute to the economic transformation of Benue State.
“The good news is that Benue is set to join the league of gas-producing states and if we are conversant with what being a member of the gas-producing state is, it shows that Benue State will start getting derivatives from that sector of the economy”, Dr Chenge stated.
The National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) was established to boost the exploration and utilisation of gas in Nigeria and make Nigeria a gas-based industrial nation by increasing the use of gas for transportation, cooking, and industrialization.
Oil & Energy
NNPC Debunks Explosion Claim In Warri Refinery

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said there was no explosion at the newly refurbished Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).
NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, made this known in a statement issued on Friday night.
Soneye said reports claiming that there was an explosion at the Warri refinery were false and should be ignored and disregarded by the public.
According to him, the refinery was undergoing routine maintenance.
His statement read, “NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Any reports suggesting otherwise are completely false.
“On January 25, 2025, operations at WRPC Area 1 were intentionally curtailed to carry out necessary intervention works on select equipment, including field instruments that were impacting sustainable and steady operations.
“These intervention works are essential to ensure the production of on-specification finished and intermediate products, particularly Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and Kerosene (Kero).
“The routine maintenance is progressing as planned, and Area 1 will be back in operation within the next few days.
“Despite ongoing interventions, over the past 11 days, AGO loading has been maintained at an average of eight trucks per day, with a sufficient supply available to sustain ongoing truck load-out operations”.
Soneye added that the NNPCL was committed to ensuring an uninterrupted supply of petroleum products from the refinery.
He said the company “appreciates the patience and cooperation of all stakeholders as it completes these essential maintenance activities”.
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