dutchnorics:
I hope the community is benefitting from this project.

Kirigidi:

It should be we [Niger-Deltans] giving "Abuja" a defined percentage of our wealth and not the Federal Government taking our resources after which they give us a minute percentage in form of allocation. That is injustice! Why must every other region [NE, NW, NC, SW, SE] depend on Niger Delta resources for sustenance? The rest of Nigeria should go develop their own resources.

hatchy:
More earnings for the government but more poverty to the Niger Delta people.
Money earned from oil has oiled every part of the country except the owners of the resources. Lagos,Abuja and other cities were built with the money gotten from oil but the Niger delta as a whole is stricken by poverty with no roads,pipe borne water and good health facilities.

The injustice in this country will only be corrected by total restructuring where there will be total devolution of powers and resource control.

Where is the money

hentech911:


Yeah the community is enjoying free power supply.

Truth234:


http://investorsking.com/nigerias-gas-production-rises-shell-completes-project/

COMPAQ:
Unfortunately this won't have any impact on availability of gas for power generation as its going to the export market.

dabossman:


Just because you are diversifying doesn't mean you should stop developing that which is in hand. Just saying.

ashjay001:



As much as I get ur reluctance, to wanting to share ur God given resources with hanger ons, I really dont think u getting a 100% of ur allocation to urself will bring any improvements!

Without oil, d SW was 1st among equals in progressive indices(cocoa board, tv station, UI), d North was foremost in agriculture(groundnut pyramids). Without oil, they could only have improved or progress forward!

Yet, u with 13% of ur oil, still cant get anything done!?

Seriously, I'm not trying to shame any tribe, just being objective!? Oil has been around for 40yrs, yet ur region cant even accommodate the headqtrs of IOCs?!

Kirigidi:

It should be we [Niger-Deltans] giving "Abuja" a defined percentage of our wealth and not the Federal Government taking our resources after which they give us a minute percentage in form of allocation. That is injustice! Why must every other region [NE, NW, NC, SW, SE] depend on Niger Delta resources for sustenance? The rest of Nigeria should go develop their own resources.

The last time I checked, you didn't put gas under your feet, you may not have known it was there if not for the exploratory investment that cost millions of usd, an amount you contributed nothing, furthermore, the project cost must be running into billions of Usd yet again you contributed nothing, despite all these, you think the gas is yours for the taking? despite giving you 13% of it and 3% of our total contribution to the Federation account in the name of NDDC? only God knows the percentage of our federation account given to you in the guise of Amnesty.

If you continue with this obnoxious mindset, then, You are either a grown an ars@ thief or a thief apprentice. When you are willing to contribute investment cost, the FG will be glad to allow you to control a percentage that does not compete with the FG, that way we could continue the global best practise of equitable distribution of wealth. On a lighter note, if by any means you don't seem to like the idea, please feel free to approach any embassy of your liking for a Visa.

hatchy:
More earnings for the government but more poverty to the Niger Delta people.
Money earned from oil has oiled every part of the country except the owners of the resources. Lagos,Abuja and other cities were built with the money gotten from oil but the Niger delta as a whole is stricken by poverty with no roads,pipe borne water and good health facilities.

The injustice in this country will only be corrected by total restructuring where there will be total devolution of powers and resource control.

kjhova:


13% derivation earnings from FAAC collected by our oil producing states has run into trillions of Naira in the last 10 years.

Where is the money

jabolo:


Wrong. It's for the domestic market since there are no immediate accompanying plans to boost export LNG capacity. In any case, the gas sector is being liberalized to eliminate (or reduce) the arbitrage between the two markets.

At this stage, we do need all the gas we can get for our own generation and don't you know it's a tragedy hearing that Lagos could be planning LNG imports for its embedded power project.

Oildichotomy:
Did you put the Nigerian situation into context with your statement?

Oil & Gas money comes so easy that it becomes a herculean task diversifying to other sectors. Isn't that so obvious the last 50 years already?

Until we scrap or probably soft-pedal on developments in that sector. We will end up deceiving ourselves about some hoax diversify.
That draconian measure is so needed for any headway.. #MyThoughts

jpphilips:


Point of correction, 13% isn't the only amount, let me explain how it works, 13% is a derivation of what they produce that aside, what every state contributed into the federation account is given to them by 3%, that is NDDC, again a fraction of the FG budget fund the Ministry of Niger delta, then the Amnesty programme (I have no idea what percentage of our Federation account it represents), for people who didn't invest a kobo?
The sultanates collect only 5% as oil rent, here we give nearly 20% with no investment yet they are whining.

Oildichotomy:
You hinge on the 60's to buttress your economic Ist among equals argument.

The question now is Why is it not like that now?
Why can't they develop their resource?
Why are they waiting for oil allocations to operate?
Let's tell ourselves the truth

jpphilips:


The gas gathering projects are mostly geared towards LNG expansion basically for export, you want diversification right? here it is.
the kolo creek node ended at Soku where it is channeled to LNG for export, that's the plan.

kjhova:


The truth is that as a people, we Nigerians are all being butt rammed by the political/economic elite. This butt hurting has gone on for too long that we have gotten quite used to it; the smell, the putrification, the sticky hole and all! Now the people are so pumelled that we don't even know who our real adversaries are anymore.

The elite conveniently channel our anger towards Abuja while between; the state governments, their ministries, assemblies, royal fathers, ethnic group elders, consultative assemblies, youth groups, religious bodies, contractors etc, the entire national commonwealth is being siphoned away everlastingly! And this is across board from Kebbi to Adamawa through Oyo to Lagos through Edo to Enugu to Rivers!!

When Mrs. Deziani looted NNPC, as is being revealed by on-going investigations in Nigeria, UK, Switzerland and the US, she was in cahoot with Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore. Ethnicity didn't matter to this people so long as there is a pie to be ripped.

There has to be an enlightened mass movement against the endemic elite corruption and stealing in Nigeria. We cannot go on like this.

jabolo:


You made me go consult the diagrams. There is also a pipeline from Soku to the Eastern pipeline backbone which, yes, also goes down to the NLNG but, more importantly swings upwards towards the OB-OB link and therefore the Western system => ELPS/Lagos etc.

Educate me. I don't think FID has been reached regarding the NLNG expansion. That wouldn't be wise in current markets where spot prices dominate and it would be difficult to secure a long-term supply contract to underscore the financing.

Oildichotomy:
Did you put the Nigerian situation into context with your statement?

Oil & Gas money comes so easy that it becomes a herculean task diversifying to other sectors. Isn't that so obvious the last 50 years already?

Until we scrap or probably soft-pedal on developments in that sector. We will end up deceiving ourselves about some hoax diversify.
That draconian measure is so needed for any headway.. #MyThoughts

ashjay001:



Guy, everyone has been sharing d oil largesse! Who cares what happened to d cocoa farms? The groundnut harvests?

The sad thing is, ur share of the loot was never used to better d lots of ur masses! A very few pple have been diverting it into their pockets! Those are d pple u should hold responsible!

Which is why u need to support ds admin. They are trying to bring all that up!

Oildichotomy:
We are talking important matters, you are veering into political sycophancy of supporting a government that is hell bent in pumping more money into it.

Save your support admin story please