By Emmanuel Addeh
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, yesterday revealed that the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity in Chad, Niger Republic and the Central African Republic, inspired the companyâs recent push to find the commodity in the north.
Speaking at the 56th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, the NNPC helmsman noted that the national oil company ramped up its efforts after President Muhammadu Buhari, ordered it to find ways to increase the countryâs reserves to 40 billion barrels from its current 36 billion barrels.
NNPC to commence oil exploration in Anambra, Dahomey basins NNPC to commence oil exploration in Anambra, Dahomey basins
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday, says plans were underway to commence oil exploration activities in the Anambra platform and Dahomey Basins.
This was even as it said exploration activities were expanded in inland basins covering Gongola, Benue, Bida and Sokoto Basins in over four years.
The Corporation’s Group Managing Director (GMD), Mele Kyari, stated this while delivering a keynote address at the 56th Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) Conference.
He said the Corporation has commenced a data review of both basins while noting the recent discovery of commercial quantities of hydrocarbon in the Kolmani area of the Middle Benue Trough.