The Nigeria Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is
exploring the possibilities of piping crude oil from Niger Republic for
refining in Kaduna. NNPC Group Managing Director GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru said
on Friday.
Baru who paid courtesy visit to Gov. Nasiru
El-Rufa’i in Kaduna, said President Muhammadu Buhari was personally committed
to the project. He said that it was important to explore alternative crude
supply to Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, which has been affected by
vandalism of pipelines and age. “Due to challenges with the aged refinery and
crude oil pipelines that had been breached severally, the operations of the
refinery has been epileptic.
“This we are determined to resolve through various
intervention methods including evaluation of alternative crude oil supply from
Niger Republic through building of a pipelines of over 1, 000 kilometers from
Agadem to Kaduna. “That efforts is being championed by Mr President himself.
“We have already started engagements with the
Nigerien Minister of Petroleum and the Chinese that are operating the field at
Agadem.” Baru also pledged to sustain efforts at enhancing energy supply to
power industries in Kaduna through the development of
Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline, as well as development of power plants
in Kaduna and Abuja. “These projects will be given special attention during my
tenure.” The GMD disclosed that the College of Ptroleum Resources in Kaduna
would start operation on Januarry 1, 2017, and thanked the state government for
undertaking to construct internal roads in the school. He urged the governor to
sensitise resident against sabotage of the nation’s oil assets due to its
adverse effect on the community, environment and national economy.
Responding, El-Rufa’i
said the corporation has assumed a new toga since Baru took over, adding that
prompt remittances by the corporation to the Federation Account has remained
consistent. “We are very interested in the NNPC because how well you do affects
our lives as states and as a country. “This is why many of us are quite
gratified you are in charge, and already results are beginning to show as
remittances to the Federation Account are higher, state governors are happier
than before,” he said.
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