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Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by kayfra: 4:55pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to commence the search for crude oil and other hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the Benue Trough. According to a statement by the NNPC, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Maikaniti Baru, disclosed this while receiving a delegation from the Benue State Government, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. This is coming few days after the same directive was given to the NNPC to intensify crude oil exploration in the Chad basin. The Benue Trough is a major geological formation underlying a large part of Nigeria, extending about 1,000 kilometer north-east from the Bight of Benin to Lake Chad. It is part of the broader Central African Rift System. Baru stated that the directive to commence exploratory activities in the Benue Trough was part of efforts to guarantee energy security of the country. In addition, the NNPC also stated that it has reinvigorated its collaboration with the Benue State Government on the Ethanol project which is geared towards production of biofuels for energy sufficiency. Baru noted that ethanol when blended with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, ensures excellent performance of vehicles, stressing that energy sufficiency and proficiency were part of the cardinal objectives of the NNPC. The NNPC added that it has initiated a renewable energy programme in August 2005 which is in conformity with the Kyoto Protocol agreement to which Nigeria is a signatory. The primary aim of the programme, according to the NNPC, is to link the agricultural sector with the oil and gas industry, adding that it is also targeted at gradually reducing the nation’s dependence on imported gasoline, reducing environmental pollution as a result of consumption of wholesale fossil fuel as well as creating a commercially viable industry that can boast of sustainable domestic jobs. “A similar programme in Brazil has a thriving biofuels industry providing quantum economic benefits including creation of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for nationals of that country,” the NNPC noted. Also speaking, leader of the Benue State delegation, Mr. Terwase Orbunde, commended the NNPC for resolving the recent fuel supply challenges and pledged the readiness of the state government to support the quick take-off of the Ethanol project, adding that the project would generate jobs for Nigerians. Orbunde assured the NNPC of full support and cooperation from the State Government and the host communities, stressing that the State Government fully identifies with the energy policy of the Federal Government. The Benue trough, according to Wikipedia, has its southern limit at the northern boundary of the Niger Delta, where it dips down and is overlaid with Tertiary and more recent sediments. It extends in a northeasterly direction to the Chad Basin, and is about 150 kilometer wide. The trough is arbitrarily divided into lower, middle and upper regions, and the upper region is further divided into the Gongola and Yola arms. The Anambra Basin in the west of the lower region is more recent than the rest of the trough, being formed during a later period of compression, but is considered part of the formation. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/buhari-orders-nnpc-to-commence-oil-exploration-in-benue-trough/ |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by kayfra: 5:03pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
Let's get all the oil before it becomes totally useless in the next few years. Eff Avengers while we are it. I support the strategy. |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by UrennaNkoli(f): 5:03pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
The economy needs it |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Abduljohn(m): 5:09pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
This seems their is no diversificAtion in place as championed because this oil search is getting intense am sure sonnest then go find oil come small river for my village |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by SamuelAnyawu(m): 5:12pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
Nice one. Cool Money for the Tivs, Idomas and Igedes. That's if the Tivs don't hijack everything when it starts ![]() cc Omenka we need your comment here |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Landloard01(m): 5:14pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
SamuelAnyawu: You can say that without crying. ![]()
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Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Tolexander: 5:15pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
seems the search for oil now is where there is water body in Nigeria! |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by ShowYourCertificate: 5:15pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
Cluelessness at it's peak. Instead of Buhari to channel our resources towards diversifying our economy, he's busy wasting our money looking for oil. This is just another confirmation that he's a dullard and is certificateless. |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Nobody: 5:18pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
I pray this oil is found even if it's for consumption within the country. So that north can be 100% Independent. In case pipeline is bombard by Niger Delta, we will still have enough for internal consumption. |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Nobody: 5:22pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
ShowYourCertificate: Shey u want control of your resources, then allow him to find oil for fueling his northern brothers car. You are just afraid if oil is found, then you have nothing to show northern Nigeria. Talk of diversification, yesterday green alternative is launched by Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by omenka(m): 5:29pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
kayfra:Not sure I would support this. Specialisation is key to industrialisation and economic growth. The Benue man is most adept in agriculture and we have an almost endless expanse of arable lands- we should focus on consolidation of our expertise instead of "switching lanes" unnecessarily. |
Re: Buhari Orders NNPC To Commence Oil Exploration In Benue Trough by Mynd44: 5:34pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
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