[size=14pt]President Jonathan unveils oil and gas industrial plan[/size]
Energy Updates
Mar 1, 2011

MoUs for construction of $20billion Petrochemical/Fertilizer underway
Govt to earn over $680billion annually after passage of PIB
Nigeria now earns over $282million per day from crude

By Hector Igbikiowubo
PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday in Lagos unveiled a chain of planned projects for the Nigeria oil and gas industry aimed at enhancing the country’s status as the hub of petro-chemical business on the continent and to reap bountifully from the vast deposits of hydrocarbon through job creation.

Speaking at the Lagos leg of the ongoing nationwide Peoples Democratic Party Presidential rally, Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources who reeled out the projects on behalf of the Federal Government, revealed that in continuation of its industrialisation agenda, the administration is determined to strengthen Lagos bourgeoning reputation as a mega city through the upgrade and rebirth of critical gas based industries.

She said that in the weeks ahead, the Federal Government will execute some binding MoUs with a consortium of International Oil and Gas firms for the construction of a Petrochemical plant and some fertilizer processing plants in Lagos and some other parts of the country valued at over $20 billion.

“Petrochemical plants mean fertilizer plants that will increase our agriculture and food production and methanol plants that will boost industrial production with a combined initial investment of about $20billion this will result in the creation of over 300,000 jobs across the nation,” Mrs. Alison-Madueke said.

The Minister also disclosed that the establishment of two new Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG plants, in Olokola in Ogun/Ondo States and Brass LNG in Bayelsa state, will create over 7,000 jobs and inject over $1billion into the host communities.

Commenting on the proposed oil industry reform legislation, the Minister informed that upon the envisaged passage by the legislature, the Petroleum Industry Bill will ensure that Government’s revenue is increased to the tune of over $680 billion annually while ensuring provision of unprecedented opportunities for level playing field for operators in the industry.

“The PIB when it becomes law will move Nigerian business men and women such as your good selves into the commanding heights of the oil and gas industry.”

Mrs. Alison-Madueke informed that as a result of the success of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme for repentant Niger Delta militant youths, Nigeria now earns average revenue of over $282 million dollars per day from crude oil based on the combined daily production figure of crude and condensate which stands at 2.4million barrels.

“Many of you will recall that eight months ago the nation’s crude oil production was as low as one million barrels per day. However, as I speak to you today, thanks to the vigorous implementation of the Amnesty Programme of this administration, the story is different. It means increased average revenue for Government which this administration is now using to provide the much desired dividends of democracy to the citizenry. Whether you look into education, roads or health care, there is improvement in the provision of these services to the citizens of this nation,” she pointed out.

While paying tribute to the President for promptly signing into law the Nigerian Content Bill, Mrs. Alison- Madueke explained that by so doing Dr. Jonathan has succeeded in domiciling a huge chunk of the over $20 billion oil industry annual spend which was hitherto ferreted abroad to improve the economy of other nations.

“By giving our country a Nigerian Content Act, the President has reversed the trend. This means; a retention of $10billion out of 20 billion average annual industry expenditure, creation of over 30,000 direct employment and training opportunities, establishment of three to four new pipe mills to service industry demands as well as the development of some dockyards and utilization of existing shipyards among others,” the minister stated.

On the downstream sector, the minister announced that plans are on to speed up the process leading to the construction of three proposed Greenfield refineries in Lagos, Kogi and Bayelsa states to completely eliminate product importation while assuring that the Ministry through the NNPC has intervened to ease-off the recent artificially induced gap in the supply and distribution of Kerosene in some parts of the country through massive injection of extra volumes into the market to force down the price.

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Obiagu1:

. . . and which one SE come get

With all your Ohaneze supports GEJ BS, how many times are they going to tell you people that y'all are irrelevant and at the bottom of the pile?


Y'all are nothing but tools to achieve an end,

Eko Ile:


With all your Ohaneze supports GEJ BS, how many times are they going to tell you people that y'all are irrelevant and at the bottom of the pile?


Y'all are nothing but tools to achieve an end,

Don't cry when we take over Lagos State.
The more they deny us anything federal, the more we march to Lagos to take it by any means and Lagos must fall!

At the end of the day, we won't lose, One Naija 

yawn

can someone say emergency power sector and 8 point agenda

we have heard all this before

This is a great plan that can move us miles ahead but the question is will it be implemented? I really hope we do.

Beaf at this poiunt I must really commend you, you should be made special adviser or something with all this work you're putting in for GEJ, even though I want BB to win, I fear votes will be torn between him and Ribadu causing GEJ to win by a large margin. You ought to be be recommended for something good. Kudos . . . but that is not to say we are friends we are still at war and will fight you whenever you miss fire

Every time plan and plan but no action.

otokx:

Every time plan and plan but no action.

They do that cos its the only thing they are good at