NCDMB, NNPC Stake $670m on $3.5bn Brass Methanol Plant
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and DSV Engineering have signed the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of 10,000 tonnes/day methanol production plant by the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company Ltd (BFPCL), committing equity investment of US$670m. The facility would be the largest methanol plant in Africa and the first in Nigeria. Its construction phase is expected to create 30,000 direct and indirect jobs and additional 5,000 permanent jobs during the operations phase, the NCDMB said in ...