The Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s pledge to complete the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project in 2025.
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has urged Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) to accelerate its natural gas delivery efforts for domestic use and export markets.
The Federal Government is in discussions with Jindal Group, an Indian company, Jindal Group, to establish a steel and power plant in Akwa Ibom, a state in Nigeria’s South-South region.
The Nigeria government has commenced discussion with the north African country, Libya, for a gas pipeline construction project between both country.
The federal government, in collaboration with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has inaugurated twelve new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Lagos and Abuja.
The Minister of Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said that the Federal Government will cease to issue licenses to gas companies that lack the capability to construct pipelines for gas distribution.
The Federal Government has banned the exportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in order to increase the volume of supply and crash the prices across the country.
Ekperikpe Ekpo says President Tinubu is committed to supporting private sector investments aimed at utilizing the gas potential.
Ekperikpe Ekpo has said that the PIA is a solution to the infrastructural deficits that have plagued Nigeria’s gas sector.
Last weekend, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) marked a significant milestone by granting its first wholesale gas supply license, authorizing Uhuru Trading Limited, a local firm, to supply 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.
Experts at the ongoing Gastech conference in Singapore have agreed that natural gas is the best choice for the energy transition.
Nigeria's Minister of State for Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo has told attendees at the ongoing Gastech Conference in Singapore, that the country has the capacity to grow its gas production to over 5 billion cubic feet per day by 2030.
