President Muhammadu Buhari has
directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to extend its
exploration to six basins in the country.
Buhari gave the directive at
Barambu town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State while
flagging-off the commencement of drilling activities at Kolmani-II Oil Well,
Gongola Basin, Upper Benue Trough.
“Exploration in our frontier
basins is imperative to the economy of the country.
“I therefore, have directed NNPC
to intensify its campaign in the Chad Basin, to discover new hydrogen to extend
the economy of the people within the region and the nation at large.
“Our next level is to ensure that
exploration is extended to Chad Basin, Gongola Basin , Anambra Basin, Sokoto
Basin, Dahomey Basin, Bida Basin and Benue Trough, for more prosperous Nigeria.
“Gas and oil remain critical to
the present economic development of our country and the future,” he said.
According to him, they remain
“key to the implementation of our budget at all levels of government, NAN
reports.
He further commended the NNPC for
the exploration into Kalmani River II Well, which he said, will spur-off
socioeconomic activities.
The president said that his
association with hydrocarbon research started in Lake Chad as Federal
Commissioner of Petroleum and Natural resources in 1976.
“That era led to the drilling of
23 wells, which two were of gaseous, where NNPC acquired 2,000 square meters of
land in the basin,” he added.
Buhari also commended security
agents for working tirelessly to ensure that the area was safe to conduct
exploration activities.
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