PRESS RELEASE:

NNPC JV Takes Delivery of Two LPG Carriers

To ensure stability in the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as domestic cooking gas, the West African Gas Ltd (WAGL), a joint venture company of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Sahara Energy, has taken delivery of two LPG carriers from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in Ulsan, South Korea.

The two vessels with a combined capacity of 38,000 cubic meters (cbm) were named “MT Africa Gas” and “MT Sahara Gas” by the wives of the Group Managing Director of NNPC and the Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, Mrs. Hajja Maikanti Baru and Mrs. Jamila Saidu Mohammed respectively, in keeping with maritime custom that spouses of the sponsors of the ships perform those aspects of the ceremony.

Speaking on Tuesday during a brief naming ceremony to inaugurate the vessels, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, expressed gratitude to all the partners who helped to actualize the ship acquisition vision of the parent companies and the management of WAGL.

“I am particularly delighted that the venture we started a few years ago has achieved this enviable milestone today as we take delivery of these vessels”, Dr. Baru enthused.

According to the GMD, WAGL was established in March 2013 while the shipbuilding contract for the two LPG carriers was entered into in May 2014.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Y. S. Han, said the naming ceremony was the first at HMD this year, upbeat that it was with its new customer, WAGL.

Han thanked the managements of NNPC, Sahara Energy and WAGL for their cooperation and support throughout the period of construction of the vessels and prayed that the vessels would perform their intended services successfully and bring good fortune to WAGL and their parent companies.

In her address as the godmother of the vessels, Mrs Hajja Maikanti lauded HMD for its shipbuilding expertise which helped in translating the vision into the two magnificent LPG carriers.She expressed the confidence that the carriers would be a great asset to West African Gas Ltd, NNPC and Sahara Energy.

Mrs. Maikanti said she looked forward to a day when Nigerians would possess the expertise and build such carriers within the shores of her Country.

Ndu Ughamadu
Group General Manager
Group Public Affairs Division
Nigerian National Petroleum CorporationAbuja
20/01/17.

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Hyundai cheap to buy very cost to maintain, but Its good sha

y read more. make e no disappear ooo

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to last only one year

Really

To be manned by foreigners. Fúck the cabotage laws.

A good development.

Okay. I hope the price of gas will be drastically reduced now

We cannot forget the Good work of President.Goodluck Jonathan.

Good news

Great job!
Transformation you can see, touch and feel
Not the elusive change

Congratulation on the naming ceremony. Like Yoruba will say " a gbo a to"



God knows it takes a mind of business to succeed. Am sure that i Will succeed in my chosen carrier as God liveth recession or not.

let there be gas

Carriers...? Where are they carrying the gas to...? Importing or exporting...? Cos the thing never do us.

Ok

NNPC, by God's grace i must work with you.

I pray you owns your own oil and gas company.

JayB11:
NNPC, by God's grace i must work with you.

ok Good? oya lets see the maintenance agreements? who will even maintain it?

Deborahj:
We cannot forget the Good work of President.Goodluck Jonathan.

pls keep taking the tablets

This is a good one from the federal government

ghostdvirus:
Hyundai cheap to buy very cost to maintain, but Its good sha

Illiterate, HHI (Hyundai heavy industries)are one of the best topsides, jackets, pressure vessel, ship/ FPSO hull and appurtenance builders/ fabricators and construction in the world. Most of you dont leave your parent house, dont read and still show your ignorance on Internet.

ghostdvirus:
Hyundai cheap to buy very cost to maintain, but Its good sha

Stop talking about what you don't know. Hyundai is a world class vessel constructor.

Hyundai built a number of the FPSO's operating in Nigeria.

chloride6:


Stop talking about what you don't know. Hyundai is a world class vessel constructor.

Hyundai built a number of the FPSO's operating in Nigeria.

Help me tell the kindergarten

See hw far other countries hv gone with technology and we re still lagging behind.
When will Nigeria start exporting it's own machinery and vehicles

While it is a good thing for Messrs Sahara Energy and a few individuals at NNPC, this does not appear to bear well for Nigeria, why?
NNPC is in a joint venture with SE to supply Nigerian gas to lift under the Cabotage act. The vessel is NOT registered in Nigeria, so there is will not be registry income to Nigeria and as I saw in the picture again, there is NO Nigerian seafarer onboard, so it is a "Nigeria" vessel that we should all celebrate with no quantum of inputs from Nigeria!
There are qualified gas seafarers from NLNG that would have made Nigeria proud on these vessels, a Nigerian registry could have helped our flagging fleet!
Finally, 38,000mt for both vessels means they're made for river ports!

We want aircraft carriers in the Navy too

chloride6:


Stop talking about what you don't know. Hyundai is a world class vessel constructor.

Hyundai built a number of the FPSO's operating in Nigeria.

Maybe he's talking about their cars.

Who works in these coys sef?

good

Your statement applies to cars only. When it comes to ship building Hyundai ranks among the very best.

ghostdvirus:
Hyundai cheap to buy very cost to maintain, but Its good sha