Obi says Anambra owns disputed oil field


The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi on Thursday dismissed claims made by some groups and states over the ownership of the oil well discovered in the inland basin of Aguleri-Otu, Anambra East local government area.

President Goodluck Jonathan and the Anambra State governor, Peter Obi during the president's working visit to the state

Addressing the state in a special broadcast at the governor’s lodge, Awka, the governor said the financial commitments of the state in the oil project running in billions which other states and groups laying claims have not done.

Mr Obi said: “on August 30th 2012, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan – GCFR was in Anambra State on a one day working visit to commission the Orient Petroleum facilities among other projects.

“Since then some groups and states have been trying to lay claims to the ownership of the oil fields located in Anambra State.

“It is pertinent to recall that Orient Petroleum Resources Plc was formed during the government of Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju in 2001 and allocated oil fields domiciled in Anambra State.

“Though Dr Mbadinuju did not make any direct monetary contribution. Under Dr Chris Ngige, in 2002/2006, Anambra State government invested the sum of N100 million in the project. Under our government between 2006 and 2009, with the vision and the belief in the positive impact of the project on the economy of the state and the country, we invested directly and indirectly the sum of N4.4billion.

“This investment blustered the confidence of other investors to invest in the venture that made its commissioning a reality,” the governor said.

Mr Obi however, maintained that Anambra state will remain a good neighbour and will continue to pray for oil to be discovered in other states of the country in other that Nigeria will emerge an economic giant in the comity of nations in the world.

Moments after President Goodluck Jonathan opened the refinery built by Orient Petroleum and declared Anambra an oil producing state, the Kogi State, Idris Wada said “Kogi will be a major stake holder in the refinery, considering the fact the oil wells that will service the refinery are in Odeke Community in Ibaji Local Government Area of the state.”

Mr Wada made this claim a day after a community group issued a public notice saying that the oil deposits claimed by Anambra State are within the Odeke community of Kogi State.

The Kogi State governor said he “is doing everything humanly possible to resolve the issues surrounding the location of the oil wells with the contending states and that he is confident that “Kogi State will soon join the league of oil producing states in the country.”



http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/09/13/obi-says-anambra-owns-disputed-oil-field/

Kogi people be warned!!

Was anyone expecting something different from what he's saying?

Paul John: Was anyone expecting something different from what he's saying?

I tire oh. we always knew those Kogi people were noisemakers used by ndi Yoruba to cause trouble. Like the governor said we will be good neighbours so we are willing to accept the kogites involved to renounce their kogi indigeneship and come to Anambra if they are that desperatevfor oil. Peter obi said we will pray for other states to find oil.
I have more important things to pray for

Mr. Globe:

I tire oh. we always knew those Kogi people were noisemakers used by ndi Yoruba to cause trouble. Like the governor said we will be good neighbours so we are willing to accept the kogites involved to renounce their kogi indigeneship and come to Anambra if they are that desperatevfor oil. Peter obi said we will pray for other states to find oil.
I have more important things to pray for

Now u no dey vilify Mr Obi again becos of oyel. Not dat d man is bad ooo but i dont know why it took u dis long to realise dat Peter ''d rock'' is d best tin dat has eva happened to ndi anambra. Tanx

Laying claims of investing billions in setting up a refinery is baseless, nobody asked or forced em to invest in it in the first place. However, we will be considerate enough to give y'all what rightfully belongs to you guys and clinge onto what's ours. Enough of these cases of restlessness on the path of the Anambra govt. Peace out.

omaigala: Laying claims of investing billions in setting up a refinery is baseless, nobody asked or forced em to invest in it in the first place. However, we will be considerate enough to give y'all what rightfully belongs to you guys and clinge onto what's ours. Enough of these cases of restlessness on the path of the Anambra govt. Peace out.

so you didn't see the part where he said kogi is claiming oil fields located in Anambra? you don't have anything to clinge on except the federation account. stop decieving yourself

omaigala: Laying claims of investing billions in setting up a refinery is baseless, nobody asked or forced em to invest in it in the first place. However, we will be considerate enough to give y'all what rightfully belongs to you guys and clinge onto what's ours. Enough of these cases of restlessness on the path of the Anambra govt. Peace out.

You kogites will only keep on ranting and shouting, while Anambra state will be enjoying the benefit of their oil.

ifechez:

Now u no dey vilify Mr Obi again becos of oyel. Not dat d man is bad ooo but i dont know why it took u dis long to realise dat Peter ''d rock'' is d best tin dat has eva happened to ndi anambra. Tanx

my opinion on peter obi has not changed. I have not seen the reason to. sorry not sorry. btw the mechinery for starting the oil company started well before his tenure. Ngige remains the best governor Anambra has had

Mr. Globe:

so you didn't see the part where he said kogi is claiming oil fields located in Anambra? you don't have anything to clinge on except the federation account. stop decieving yourself

Lol. Remember, we have Ajaokuta steel company, Obajana cement company, an entrè port under construction @ Idah, coal @ Okaba, Gas deposit @ Itobe, Limestone @ Agwale etc. Good evening.

Metalgoong:

You kogites will only keep on ranting and shouting, while Anambra state will be enjoying the benefit of their oil.

nice try.

omaigala: Lol. Remember, we have Ajaokuta steel company, Obajana cement company, an entrè port under construction @ Idah, coal @ Okaba, Gas deposit @ Itobe, Limestone @ Agwale etc. Good evening.

Ajaokuta Steel Company - dead
obajana cement company is moribound or I don't know what dangote is doing there. The rest you mentioned are irrelevant. Good evening too

MD OF ORIENT INTERVIEWD: IT IS SO ENRICHING ESPECIALLY ON THE AREA OF THE ONGOING ANAMBRA INTERNATIONAL CARGO AIRPORT. WOW!!!!!!


Since its incorporation in 2001, Orient Petroleum Resources PLC has been silently but effectively working towards putting Anambra State in the elite league of oil producing states in Nigeria.

On August 30, the president and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Goodluck Jonathan, will be in Anambra State to commission and flag off projects in the state on the invitation of the governor, Peter Obi. Orient Petroleum is among the outfits to be commissioned.

In this exhaustive interview, the managing director and chief executive officer of Orient Petroleum, Engr Nnaemeka Nwawka, lays bare all the facts about the company and how prepared they are to receive the president. Excerpts.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ORIENT PETROLEUM BUT QUITE A FEW ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO CAN YOU USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT?

Orient Petroleum Resources is 100% Nigerian company which was set up to be able to harness hydro-carbon deposits which have been in Anambra Basin for many years, to harness the hydro-carbon deposits, to refine the hydro-carbons and to sell the refined products in the market, in the on-land market in Nigeria because you know that while you can buy petrol very cheaply in Port-Harcourt and Lagos, as you come in-land these products become very scarce.

So Orient decided to now take the crude oil from where it is being produced and refine it in-land and sell it in-land too to ease the shortage of refined products in the hinterland of Nigeria.

WHEN DID ORIENT START BUSINESS AND HOW HAS THE JOURNEY BEEN?

The company was incorporated in 2001 and then it applied for the refinery licences in 2002 when the federal government threw open the refining business to independent companies. You know it used to be a monopoly before 2002. The refining business was a monopoly of NNPC just like NEPA before they threw it open to private generators. So in the same way, Obasanjo's government in 2002 threw it open to independent refining companies and Orient was one of 65 companies that applied at that time and ours was the first one to be approved and we had the licence to establish. It was given to us in May 2002 to establish a refinery and since then we've been working to establish a refinery.

In the process of establishing a refinery we had to find a source of crude oil and then we went to the federal government and then they granted us the oil blocs which appeal to our refinery for us to develop the oil and refine it there which was our vision. So we got these oil blocs in 2005 and since then we've been shooting sites and developing the wells and what the president will be commissioning on the 30th of August is the first well which has been completed and is producing oil and the president will commission it and that's one of the first wells to produce oil to the refinery.

WHAT'S THE CAPACITY?
The refinery we're setting up is 55, 000 barrels per day. The first module of it which will be installed as from 3 months from now is 20, 000 barrels per day. The first well that's producing is about 2, 000 barrels per day so we have to get some more wells to fill the 20, 000 barrels per day capacity. So as we're installing the refinery we'll be drilling other wells and hooking them up so that before the refinery is finished we would have hooked up enough wells to produce 20, 000 barrels per day to feed the refinery.

WHERE EXACTLY IS ORIENT REFINERY LOCATED?
Our head office is in Awka. The area of our oil blocs is about 2, 158 square kilometres. Two thirds of the oil blocs; the total area is 2, 158 square kilometres. The bulk of it is in Anambra North senatorial zone in parts of Oyi, Ayamelum, Anambra East and West; four local government areas and then part of it goes into Enugu State – Uzo Uwani Local Government; Kogi State; Delta in Oshimili Local Government Area; a part of it is in Edo State as well. Oil blocs cover this but the refinery itself is located at Nsugbe; at the boundary between Nsugbe and Umuleri. There we have about 320 hectares which is already being developed. We've levelled it and we're ready to put refinery on top of it.

HOW HAS THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT?

Very supportive. It's one of the biggest investors in Orient Petroleum. It has invested a lot of money. Rivers State government is also an investor, Kogi State; so is Enugu. We are cosmopolitan; there are many investors from the south west of Nigeria - from Lagos, from the north. We have many people who have invested in the company. Apart from investing, the Anambra State government has been passionate about succeeding with industrialisation; that is really the key. The state government sees that to move forward you have to industrialise the state so it won't be depending on federal allocation. But if you create industries you are actually improving the state's economy; you will be creating so many well paid jobs and then there will spin-offs. If you have Orient refinery there will be other people who will be making products which will use the refined products as input for their own. Example, if we have gas we will be supplying it to people who need heat like burnt bricks or bakery but even industries around Onitsha and Nnewi; we pipe gas to them, so instead of using diesel they will now use natural gas which is cleaner burning than diesel.

So you don't have to be servicing your generator; changing the nozzles and all that because the oil is the one that plugs the nozzle but if you're using gas, it is a very clean burning fuel. So the spin-off of the oil refinery is enormous. We will be supplying gas to even as far as 9th Mile where the Nigeria Breweries has already approached us to supply them gas. We will be supplying gas to Nkalagu cement. So you can see this entire area will benefit from the presence of Orient Petroleum and the governor, Mr. Peter Obi, realises this and has been pushing for this. He realises that once this takes off there will be a lot of spin-off. It will create entrepreneurial opportunities for industries and commercial outfits to latch on to this to develop.

THERE'S TALK ABOUT AN AIRPORT PROJECT THERE. CAN YOU ELUCIDATE ON THAT?[b]

Yes, there will be an airport. I spoke about Orient Petroleum Resources PLC being a holding company. The holding company has four subsidiaries. One subsidiary is the refining of petro-chemical component which is going to operate the refinery; the second is the one that is about producing oil and gas; that is called the exploration and production subsidiary. Then we have a subsidiary which is gas and power which is supplying gas to Nkalagu cement, to breweries at 9th Mile, and possibly to this SABmiller Brewery in Onitsha. The final one is the infrastructure and services which will look after the airport and other infrastructure like housing and so on which will support the operations of the other three subsidiaries.

So the vision was that Orient will be a vertically integrated company. It derives its own raw materials, sells its products; provides its services. The airport was supposed to provide an outlet for aviation kerosene which is one of the products of the refinery. So planes will land there and load with aviation kerosene. That's the aviation fuel (ATK). So there will be a pipeline that takes aviation kero there; the aircraft will load and we can be selling aviation kero to Kano International Airport, to Lagos, even to Ghana and other places right from that point. So the airport itself is to provide an outlet for aviation kero and also it will provide a quick source of spares. Let's say you need something in the refinery, you fly it in. So we do have licence from the federal government to set up an international cargo airport to fly in materials there. This airport is located in about 1,200 hectares of land in Ifite Umuleri. It's already surveyed and work will start very soon now that we have income from the oil production.[/b]

SO HOW SOON DO YOU RECKON THE AIRPORT WILL BE READY?

The airport will be constructed in phases just like the refinery. The first phase will be the runway and the cargo shed. Those ones could be done in 18 months and then the next phase will be the second runway so that it will be like Abuja which is getting the second runway. Lagos already has two runways. So we're looking far ahead. These runways are of international standard; the ICAO standard (International Civil Aviation Authority).

They're long enough to take a Boeing 747 cargo. The biggest jumbo jet can land in the airport; that's why it's so long; 1,300 hectares and the runway is about 4 kilometres. It's longer than Enugu and Asaba airports. It's again futuristic to make sure that in 20 years to come it will still be serving us.

SO IT WILL BE STRICTLY A CARGO AIRPORT AND NOT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES?

Not quite. The licence is for international cargo and domestic passengers. So you can have passengers who are inside Nigeria. It's not international passenger; it can't take off from there and fly to London; no, but I can bring in materials from outside the country and fly materials out of the country; that's cargo, but the airport itself can operate as a domestic airport. It will have a runway and a terminal building. The one in Enugu is international passenger airport but this one is international cargo.

DOES THE STATE HAVE ANY SHARE IN THE PROFITS?
The state government has three percent share.
ANY CONSTRAINTS SO FAR?
Our major constraint has been the weakness of Nigerian banks to be able to fund this enterprise. All the money which has been spent here is equity; contributions by shareholders because the banks are so weak that they're not able to lend the kind of money which we require to build a refinery or even build an airport. The liquid cash that the banks have are so small so the main constraint for any industrialisation in Nigeria is actually the lending power of the Nigerian banks. They cannot support this scale of activity. So the project has been slowed down because of this. For instance I had to sell my houses to raise my own personal money to invest in this (Orient). In a civilised society I can mortgage my house; they give me cash and I do this for the benefit of everyone but now I have to squeeze myself, the directors have to squeeze themselves and bring in money and that's why it's so slow.

So if we had all the money this time would have been history about five years ago.

WHO ARE THE DIRECTORS?
The chairman of the company is Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former secretary-general of Anambra State. The vice chairman is Dr Alex Ekwueme, vice president of Nigeria. I'm the MD and chief executive officer. We have other directors; we have Engineer Sunny Okoye who is the executive director; we have Engineer Ikemefuna who's also executive director of the holding company.

IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY, HOW DO YOU RATE ORIENT AGAINST OTHER REFINERIES?

There four NNPC refineries: two in Port Harcourt, one in Warri and one in Kaduna. The name plate capacity which is what they could do when they were set up was 445, 000 barrels per day. So at the moment they're doing less than 20 percent of that; they're doing less than 80, 000 barrels per day and that's between the four of them; so maybe 20, 000 barrels each. So at 20, 000 barrels per day of ours we should be about equal of each of them at their present capacity. We're at par. 20, 000 barrels per day is good; that's what they used to have in Ghana and Sierra-Leone, in Ivory Coast.

The federal government is thinking of buying six of those small refineries. It was announced the federal government would spend 4.5 billion dollars to buy six of refineries like ours. These are comparable sizes for refineries. These are modular. Modular is that you can carry in small bits and set up so that you don't have to stay on site and weld all the vessels but if you have beyond 55, 000 barrels per day then you have to weld every tower on site and that takes five years to complete.

AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT WHAT NEXT? SHOULD WE EXPECT FULL PRODUCTION?

After his visit we will have full production of oil and gas. The gas that will come, we will make LPG out of it. As I told you we already have outlets for electricity; we have outlets for gas; we have outlets for the oil. In the mean time we will be drilling more oil wells such that by the time that our refinery is ready in 12 months time we will have enough oil to produce 20, 000 barrels per day into the refinery and then we refine. The products we will refine will be petrol, diesel, aviation kerosene and LPG; four products which are very scarce in Nigeria. You know planes land in Nigeria and go to Ghana to refuel because there is no aviation kero and the one we have here is imported from outside.


http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/97490/1/orient-petroleum-has-come-to-stay.html

Anambra International Cargo Airport here I come !!

The last time I checked the Market, the cheapest thing was TALK.. It is cheaper than a cube of sugar..

I wasn't expecting any different afterall He is from Anambra st.

Our people don't talk too much, we don't make unecessary noise.

Peter Obi is a criminal abeg .. How can Ibaji be said to be in Anambra... Na so Anambra wan use chance peaceful Kogi people ..Its not possible abeg

idupaul: Peter Obi is a criminal abeg .. How can Ibaji be said to be in Anambra... Na so Anambra wan use chance peaceful Kogi people ..Its not possible abeg

oya go collect am now. because we have been keeping quiet at your folly since

Acidosis: The last time I checked the Market, the cheapest thing was TALK.. It is cheaper than a cube of sugar..

I wasn't expecting any different afterall He is from Anambra st.

Our people don't talk too much, we don't make unecessary noise.

actually they have been making whole lots of noise on tv.

The best thing to solve this whole dilemma is for the oil company to leave the little in kogi state including the look around they are doing and focus and continue drilling on majority found in anambra and the little in enugu state. If kogi still continue to lay claim of the oil in Anambra then just take the community and the state government to court. That will solve the whole dilemma.

One_Naira: The best thing to solve this whole dilemma is for the oil company to leave the little in kogi state including the look around they are doing and focus and continue drilling on majority found in anambra and the little in enugu state. If kogi still continue to lay claim of the oil in Anambra then just take the community and the state government to court. That will solve the whole dilemma.

As long as its the same geological structure that is producing the oil, then it can be drilled and produced from anywhere though I am assuming NNPC will not allow this to degenerate into any such competition.

This is mostly a political battle sha. All Orient has to do is to cap the wells in Kogi and produce from the ones in Anambra, it would still drain the same 'tank' any way but wells are expensive to drill so I guess they just have to work it out with the Kogi govt pending the completion of significant number of wells in Anambra.

Disclaimer: Am neither from Kogi nor Anambra, just wanted to add something to the conversation.

Metalgoong: Obi says Anambra owns disputed oil field


The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi on Thursday dismissed claims made by some groups and states over the ownership of the oil well discovered in the inland basin of Aguleri-Otu, Anambra East local government area.

President Goodluck Jonathan and the Anambra State governor, Peter Obi during the president's working visit to the state

Addressing the state in a special broadcast at the governor’s lodge, Awka, the governor said the financial commitments of the state in the oil project running in billions which other states and groups laying claims have not done.



“Since then some groups and states have been trying to lay claims to the ownership of the oil fields located in Anambra State.

“It is pertinent to recall that Orient Petroleum Resources Plc was formed during the government of Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju in 2001 and allocated oil fields domiciled in Anambra State.

“Though Dr Mbadinuju did not make any direct monetary contribution. Under Dr Chris Ngige, in 2002/2006, Anambra State government invested the sum of N100 million in the project. Under our government between 2006 and 2009, with the vision and the belief in the positive impact of the project on the economy of the state and the country, we invested directly and indirectly the sum of N4.4billion.
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Just because you invest in refinary or even in the oilfeild does not make you the owner, british invested in Nigeria oil does not make them the owner. All i know is that the community may not knw the truth as they are usualy pawn in the game but the leaders on bothside knw the truth and they should follow the path of truth irrespective of who owns the oilfeild.

But why didn't Kogi come up with this claim when the search and developmental works were taking place.. Igalas!! with their greed, you want to eat where you did not soul

omaigala: Lol. Remember, we have Ajaokuta steel company, Obajana cement company, an entrè port under construction @ Idah, coal @ Okaba, Gas deposit @ Itobe, Limestone @ Agwale etc. Good evening.

wow! You have all these and my village is far more developed than the entire Kogi. So, what do i call you guys now?

kogi people should stop embarrassing themselves like "illiterates" well they are.....by the way they are going....

Ha ha ha!!! Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Where's your village that is more developed than the my entire state? There is difference between economic developments and infrastructural developments, I hope you have learnt alittle from this?

I think there is some confusion about what the Kogi state government is actually claiming so I'll post the interview with the deputy governor:




"Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, in this interview with Shola Oyeyipo,spoke on the controversy between Kogi and Anambra States over oil wells being managed by Orient Refinery. Excerpts:

Why were you at Aguleri, Otu in Anambra State during the commissioning of Orient Refinery?

I was there to represent the Kogi State governor, Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, who was invited by Orient Petroleum Company to be part of the event. President Goodluck Jonathan was also present at the event. We were invited because our state is an important stakeholder in that enterprise. So, we had to be there to represent the state and our interest.

What is the stake of Kogi State in the refinery?

As you may know, Orient is operating on OPL 915 and this oil field straddles several states, which include Kogi State. One of the oil wells that has been explored and capped by ELF on the ground that it is not economically viable is what is being re-explored by Orient. The well is actually in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. So, on the stretch of that, we feel it was only reasonable as a government that is concerned about the welfare of its people and that is actively participating in encouraging private investors to invest in the state to felicitate with Orient on its success story.

Don’t you think the oil wells have been conceded to Anambra State following statement by the Federal Government that Anambra has joined oil producing states?

I don’t see how one can make that extension. The oil well is in Anambra River Basin. It is a very large expanse of reserve underground with an overlay of several states on that basin and even that basin has been divided into several OPLs. Orient has 915 and 916. Now, one of the wells is in Kogi State while other wells are in Anambra State and you can drill as many holes as you want in this basin and every hole you drill is a well.

Like I said, there was a well that was drilled by ELF years ago and capped, which EFL used to call Obisi 1 but ELF now left that concession because it felt it was not a viable one and orient now applied to Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and it was given that concession. It then went to the capped well and developed it and named it Anambra River 1. As far as their operation is concerned, they named it as such, but that still does not mean that the mere fact that Orient has found oil in Anambra has excluded Kogi State’s claim as a member of the river basin that has oil as a commodity.

Is there any controversy between Kogi and Anambra states over the oil well?

There were talks going on. Long before the issue of the oil well, there was a matter that was brought to the attention of the National Boundary Commission as it relates to communal clashes between Kogi and Anambra communities around that area. So, you can now imagine with oil now thrown into the mix, that communal issue will now require a more urgent attention for the purpose of resolving it. I can tell you that both states - well let me speak for Kogi State - we have absolute faith in the Nigeria Boundary Commission to do the right thing as far as delineating our boundaries with Anambra is concerned.

In fact, it should be done for the three states there – Kogi, Anambra and Enugu. The three states are all laying claims to one part of it or the other. But for us, we are all Nigerians. The oil underground spreads definitely beyond the boundary of these states and what we need to do is to prospect it but we have the good fortune of knowing that the one that is producing now happens to come from Odeke, a community in Ibaji LGA.

In a letter to your office recently, the boundary commission on oil activities in Ibaji land accused Orient of trying to re-draw the boundary between the affected states by alleging that two of the oil wells are in Anambra and Enugu states. How will you react to this?

Let me educate you on that. Though I am not aware of that report but I need to say certain things. That oil we are talking about was first developed by ELF and when they were to access the oil well years ago, as it is the case in standard practice, they had to pay compensation to the villages that were around there as prelude to the commencement of their work. And I can assure you that the communities that were paid are Kogi based communities. I am not sure that there has been any re-delineation of border lines since then. It is just a matter of making sure that proper documents are checked to further prove that the genesis of that oil well resides with Kogi State in terms of compensation and even accessibility.

Considering the fact that you said oil wells spread across the three states. What is the possibility that Kogi State can draw from the oil well?

Kogi State cannot tap from the same oil. For us to tap from it, we have to apply to the DPR for licence and if granted, we’ll look for investors to develop it. But it is not like drilling a borehole. It is a complex operation because oil is the exclusive right of the Federal Government and can only be controlled by it.

What do you want the people of the state to understand as the Chairman of Kogi State Boundary Commission?

Let me be very frank with you, being a member of oil producing states, the benefit is directly proportional to the quantum of oil that is derived from your own portion of the mix. What Orient is producing now is very small and if that well exclusively belongs to us in terms of location, what we will be getting today will be next to nothing. So, we need to create an enabling environment for more companies to come to the Kogi State portion of the river basin to explore oil so that at the end of the day, we can have a company that is producing 2000 barrels per day.

Earlier, I said ELF capped the well some years ago. And it was because they concluded that it was not a productive well that it was abandoned. But today, with new technologies, the oil wells are now viable. So, we need to conduct ourselves as a people to make our communities conducive enough for investors to come in."

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/awoniyi-with-oil-kogi-anambra-relationship-is-more-delicate/124213/

warrior01:
wow! You have all these and my village is far more developed than the entire Kogi. So, what do i call you guys now?

oh yes, your village developed with ageing witches and wizards feeding on the worms..
tell us ur village, and I'll show u a land of bigots and perverts.

Now only a man with a dead brain would want to rubbish after reading the comment from PhysicsQED.

Now only a man with a dead brain would want to talk rubbish after reading the comment from PhysicsQED.

It is funny how some persons instead of posting something meaningful, throw insults about, well that shows their level of exposure. As regards the case of having a refinery, the federal govt. Last year, ordered the construction of a refinery @ Itobe in Kogi state, though the rate of work on the said project is crawly, non-the-less, the path here have been of great change. If not for the oil deposit in Ibaji LGA, why would she (govt.) site the refinery there? Remember the laws or factors of industrial location inertia. Kogi state is so rich with plenty mineral resources, but the decayed system in the 3 tiers of govt. (both past and present), Constitute solely to reason why the state is yet to be industrialized. We won't lay claims to what does'nt belong to us. Good morning Nigeria!

Acidosis: Now only a man with a dead brain would want to talk rubbish after reading the comment from PhysicsQED.

Well the thing is that the deputy governor has not yet proven that the only well that is currently "producing," is in Odeke in Ibaji. I'd be interested in what the management of Orient has to say about that claim. I don't know whether the statement is or is not accurate, but I think Orient will probably clarify the matter in the near future.

omaigala: It is funny how some persons instead of posting something meaningful, throw insults about, well that shows their level of exposure. As regards the case of having a refinery, the federal govt. Last year, ordered the construction of a refinery @ Itobe in Kogi state, though the rate of work on the said project is crawly, non-the-less, the path here have been of great change. If not for the oil deposit in Ibaji LGA, why would she (govt.) site the refinery there? Remember the laws or factors of industrial location inertia. Kogi state is so rich with plenty mineral resources, but the decayed system in the 3 tiers of govt. (both past and present), Constitute solely to reason why the state is yet to be industrialized. We won't lay claims to what does'nt belong to us. Good morning Nigeria!

there is a refinery on kano or kaduna and I think Lagos too and they all done have oil. why cant you read what your deputy governor said above and shut it