That is one of the things that happens when a government is very flexible in negociating with terrorists. I'm sure there must hav been deliberations as to the best possible site before choosing Lagos. They should go ahead. Those guys are too bent on holding Nigeria to ransom so I think such sensitive projects are better off in the most secured part of the country-the south west. That makes Lag a perfect candidate

ba7man:
Niger Delta. Rather than form alliances, lobby and negotiate till they get a foothold in the scheme of things, they rather threaten and give ultimatums.

Brain power truly is king.

Books on self development, Chess and game of thrones won't make any meaning to these peeps............. but wrestling will.

Alliance with SW is like alliance with a traitor.

For how many more decades would you want Nigerdelta to seek for alliances and negotiate for more from oil and gas in NIGERDELTA? NIGERDELTA has allied with north for years before now, voted for northern presidential candidates before Jonathan. Did the north presidents and Heads of State change Niger delta for better?

Obasanjo wanted Third Term and selected and assembled soutthern politicians headed by Anenih in Enugu. At the end of their meeting, their communique was that Nigeria remained underdeveloped because it had been led for decades by people who came from outside of areas where oil that sustained Nigeria came from.
But Obasanjo piloted APC/Buhari against Jonathan.

discusant:


Alliance with SW is like alliance with a traitor.

For how many more decades would you want Nigrtdelta form alliances and negotiate for more from oil and gas in NIGERDELTA?

Obasanjo wanted Third Term and selected soutthern politicians headed by Anenih in Enugu. At the end of their meeting, their communique was that Nigeria remained underdeveloped because it had been led for decades By people who come from areas where oil that sustained Nigeria came from.
But Obasanjo piloted APC/Buhari against Jonathan.

South westerners, Traitors?? Have we ever had an alliance before that we sabotaged?

The last time we supported someone from your region, you guys gave us the dumbest Politician the Nation has ever seen in a long time and you expected us to live with it........ because he's your son.

Give us realistic terms and favorable conditions and we'll work with you.......

Snowflake002:
That is one of the things that happens when a government is very flexible in negociating with terrorists. I'm sure there must hav been deliberations as to the best possible site before choosing Lagos. They should go ahead. Those guys are too bent on holding Nigeria to ransom so I think such sensitive projects are better off in the most secured part of the country-the south west. That makes Lag a perfect candidate

And when you build in Lagos with proceeds from oil from the east, you call non-Yoruba in Lagos guests. Sometimes you threaten non-Yoruba in Lagos with pushing them into the Lagos lagoon to drown. You say it is Yoruba culture .

Only people with a most backward culture can call citizens of the same country guests in any city or area of the same country. Unimaginable an American or British regarding any American or British citizen as guest in any city or area of USA or Britain.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Just in from NLNG:
Go to the link to read the PUBLIC STATEMENT ON DRY DOCK: NLNG NOT OWNER OF DRY DOCK
http://www.nigerialng.com/Media-Center/Pages/Press-Release.aspx

PUBLIC STATEMENT
Nigeria LNG is not owner of Dry Dock

The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been drawn to recent media reports on the proposed Badagry Dry Dock Project which purport that Nigeria LNG is the owner of the project.

This is not true as Nigeria LNG is NOT the owner and is not investing in the building of any dry dock.

Nigeria LNG has a singular business focus, namely processing and exporting LNG. It has no interest in investing in a dry dock anywhere in the world.

The owner of the proposed dry dock in Badagry is a consortium of other Nigerian companies under the name of Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) and which NLNG is NOT a part of.

NLNG’s only interest was and still remains, encouraging investors to consider building dry docks in the country to save the nation’s foreign exchange and save local ship owners, like ourselves, the trouble of having to go overseas for dry dock services.

Nigeria LNG would thus be pleased to see more dry dock projects emerge in different parts of the country, but will not be investing in any. It is thus fair to add that not being an investor in dry dock, NLNG cannot dictate to investors where to site their projects.

Nigeria LNG therefore appeals to those who are issuing threats based on wrong information, to review their position in the light of this clarification. Besides, threats can only discourage other investors from coming to the region.

Please be assured that NLNG remains a good and valuable corporate citizen helping to build a better Nigeria.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Signed
Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke
General Manager (External Relations),
For NLNG.

END.

pazienza:
ChimaObi Ibeneche an Igbo man from Imo state forced the relocation of NLNG headquarters from Lagos to Rivers state. Guess who were those behind the location of such in Lagos to start with? Yea you guessed right, the Yorubas. Guess who tried to use every blackmail tactics possible to armtwist Chimaobi and delay/ possibly prevent the relocation of the company to Rivers state? The Yorubas. http://saharareporters.com/2011/10/27/nlng-managing-director-70-million-headquarters-relocation-controversy


Now we know why some people are holding tight to the Mirage of One Nigeria and are having heart attack at the mention of Biafra.

Okpara over saw the relocation of Shell from Owerri to PH, cos he knew that was the right thing to do. But after the war, Awo ensured all the oil companies Headquarters were located to Lagos.


Hope the usual " Igbo want our Oil people" are listening.

Only a dumbass non-Yoruba southerner does not know that Yari.ba people are the most deceitful, deceptive and dubious group of beings in Nigeria. Those non-Yoruba southerners who have allowed their idiotic bunch to be misled by chameleonic Yari.ba people do not deserve a day on earth without hard labor.

Well, haven read the Press Statement from NLNG denying that they had no hand or interest in the dock project, I have to say that our people should sheath their swords and we should really investigate whether or not NLNG has a hand.

yatiki:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Just in from NLNG:
Go to the link to read the PUBLIC STATEMENT ON DRY DOCK: NLNG NOT OWNER OF DRY DOCK
http://www.nigerialng.com/Media-Center/Pages/Press-Release.aspx

PUBLIC STATEMENT
Nigeria LNG is not owner of Dry Dock

The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been drawn to recent media reports on the proposed Badagry Dry Dock Project which purport that Nigeria LNG is the owner of the project.

This is not true as Nigeria LNG is NOT the owner and is not investing in the building of any dry dock.

Nigeria LNG has a singular business focus, namely processing and exporting LNG. It has no interest in investing in a dry dock anywhere in the world.

The owner of the proposed dry dock in Badagry is a consortium of other Nigerian companies under the name of Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) and which NLNG is NOT a part of.

NLNG’s only interest was and still remains, encouraging investors to consider building dry docks in the country to save the nation’s foreign exchange and save local ship owners, like ourselves, the trouble of having to go overseas for dry dock services.

Nigeria LNG would thus be pleased to see more dry dock projects emerge in different parts of the country, but will not be investing in any. It is thus fair to add that not being an investor in dry dock, NLNG cannot dictate to investors where to site their projects.

Nigeria LNG therefore appeals to those who are issuing threats based on wrong information, to review their position in the light of this clarification. Besides, threats can only discourage other investors from coming to the region.

Please be assured that NLNG remains a good and valuable corporate citizen helping to build a better Nigeria.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Signed
Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke
General Manager (External Relations),
For NLNG.

END.

This belated rebuttal serves little or no use.

Does that explain why the most profitable oil and gas sector investments in Nigeria are not in the NIGERDELTA area, not headquartered in the NIGERDELTA area where oil and gas are found?

StOla:


[s]What is the problem with a refinery in Kaduna?

Is it not to refine petroleum products for consumption by users in that region?
Do you expect tankers to be transporting from the South to the North? Or you think it is safer and cheaper to transport the individual volatile fractions individually after refining in the South?


Concerning the belaboured topic, it is the private investment of an individual Nigerian. The NLNG is only an interested investor. The primary investor will site his project wherever he so desires, considering his investment outlook is even beyond the Nigerian market.[/s]

Very senseless comment. If they are transporting crude from SS and SE to Kaduna to be refined, then what's stopping them from doing the same with the finished products.

new2020:


Very senseless comment. If they are transporting crude from SS and SE to Kaduna to be refined, then what's stopping them from doing the same with the finished products.

You are a slowpoke so don't even try denying it.

Do you know how many derivatives are obtainable from one barrel of crude oil?

Do you expect each individual fraction to be transported by multiple lines or trucks when a single line can transport all as the composite crude oil and refined there to obtain the derivatives?

Don't let your hate ruin your life or rational thought.

If the consumption of petroleum product is high in Sokoto or Kano, then the government and private investors had better hurry up to site more refineries in the North and even find a way to penetrate the landlocked West African market using the close location of those refineries as an advantage.
In the long run, the state with the oil wells still get their derivation and even earn more because volume of crude oil sales are no longer limited to OPEC international quota. Instead the country sells more crude locally to refineries who supply to customers locally within that region and internationally too.

The South already has 3 refineries dedicated to the southern half of the country. More can be added to cater for international supply via the sea route.

Nobody cares what the source of crude oil is as far as the downstream sector is concerned. The end user who buys the product is the king without whom crude is nothing but toxic mud.

Today Nigeria is keeping lots of Europeans employed in refineries because we are dependent on their refined products. You are here yapping about the need of refinery in Kaduna.

Has the refinery in Kaduna deprived you of oil in the south?
Has it deprived oil producing states of their derivation allocation?
Is the kaduna refinery pumping out petrol or kerosene for free? Or is it not paid for by the Northern consumer?
If the oil in the South were to seize, you think that Kaduna refinery cannot get its supply from Chad?

You obviously know nothing about petroleum products marketing.

The jobless and lazy militant will go hungry if there's no products marketing kept active by the buying consumer.

If they don't implore a peaceful dialogue in settling such issue and they ignorantly took to violence in the end na who go suffer am??

agabusta:
To many illiterates on this forum. NLNG has consistently informed the public that the project is not theirs but that of the private sector but dem no go hear.

Samsung and Hyundai heavy industries are the main proponents of the project.

Can u hear yourself talk,d project its not theirs so who its financing d project ?mr literate.

sarris:
Can u hear yourself talk,d project its not theirs so who its financing d project ?mr literate.

young man, ddint you just read the press release from NLNG?

Udmaster:
Thank God, the South South people are waking up to the cunny lifestyle of the Tribal marked Ewedu eaters.

It's good they shout now so that tommorow yorubas won't claim nobody developed lagos but only yorubas and then one drunk Oba start threatening them and claiming other people's glory. The Nigerdeltans have learnt from the sufferings of Igbos in lagos. Thumbs up to them!.

omoelesa:
Oil thieves, when as porth- harcout been part of biafra.

The highest number of in callers into Radio Biafra comes from Iguocha. Director is currently talking about this issue. Tune in on Tunein and be wise.

After Lagos have collected all the headquarters to themselves, used our income to enrich and develop themselves, only to turn around and say it was they that developed it, calling others foreigners in a 'Nigerian' city, they still want to take more. why are yoruba this wicked?
Lagos is already congested, why must it be at Lagos? this is wickedness and nlng should listen. I wish I knew about the meeting, i would have went. it's high time we benefit from our resources, instead of others benefitting from it and not appreciative for it too.

pazienza:
ChimaObi Ibeneche an Igbo man from Imo state forced the relocation of NLNG headquarters from Lagos to Rivers state. Guess who were those behind the location of such in Lagos to start with? Yea you guessed right, the Yorubas. Guess who tried to use every blackmail tactics possible to armtwist Chimaobi and delay/ possibly prevent the relocation of the company to Rivers state? The Yorubas. http://saharareporters.com/2011/10/27/nlng-managing-director-70-million-headquarters-relocation-controversy


Now we know why some people are holding tight to the Mirage of One Nigeria and are having heart attack at the mention of Biafra.

Okpara over saw the relocation of Shell from Owerri to PH, cos he knew that was the right thing to do. But after the war, Awo ensured all the oil companies Headquarters were located to Lagos.


Hope the usual " Igbo want our Oil people" are listening.

that's why we apologized to Ibos. yes, we were wrong and we apologize. why must you always remind us of the wrong doing. our forefathers were blinded by ethnic bias but we learnt from it, instead of holding grudge you should be fighting to increase the unity in eastern area. together we are stronger, divided we are weak.

yatiki:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Just in from NLNG:
Go to the link to read the PUBLIC STATEMENT ON DRY DOCK: NLNG NOT OWNER OF DRY DOCK
http://www.nigerialng.com/Media-Center/Pages/Press-Release.aspx

PUBLIC STATEMENT
Nigeria LNG is not owner of Dry Dock

The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been drawn to recent media reports on the proposed Badagry Dry Dock Project which purport that Nigeria LNG is the owner of the project.

This is not true as Nigeria LNG is NOT the owner and is not investing in the building of any dry dock.

Nigeria LNG has a singular business focus, namely processing and exporting LNG. It has no interest in investing in a dry dock anywhere in the world.

The owner of the proposed dry dock in Badagry is a consortium of other Nigerian companies under the name of Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) and which NLNG is NOT a part of.

NLNG’s only interest was and still remains, encouraging investors to consider building dry docks in the country to save the nation’s foreign exchange and save local ship owners, like ourselves, the trouble of having to go overseas for dry dock services.

Nigeria LNG would thus be pleased to see more dry dock projects emerge in different parts of the country, but will not be investing in any. It is thus fair to add that not being an investor in dry dock, NLNG cannot dictate to investors where to site their projects.

Nigeria LNG therefore appeals to those who are issuing threats based on wrong information, to review their position in the light of this clarification. Besides, threats can only discourage other investors from coming to the region.

Please be assured that NLNG remains a good and valuable corporate citizen helping to build a better Nigeria.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Signed
Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke
General Manager (External Relations),
For NLNG.

END.

Any sensible person would know that this is not an NLNG project.

agabusta:
To many illiterates on this forum. NLNG has consistently informed the public that the project is not theirs but that of the private sector but dem no go hear.

Samsung and Hyundai heavy industries are the main proponents of the project.

Good. After Samsung and Hyundai finish the project, they can use it for coconut oil like someone mentioned.

Nlng don issue disclaimer no wahala....
watching as things unfolds...

sarris:
Can u hear yourself talk,d project its not theirs so who its financing d project ?mr literate.

You are the illiterate here. Why not do the research yourself. To read and get information is so hard for your likes and u'll go about calling people names.

Let me help u with this press statement from NLNG.

Just in from NLNG:
Go to the link to read the PUBLIC STATEMENT ON DRY DOCK: NLNG NOT OWNER OF DRY DOCK
http://www.nigerialng.com/Media-Center/Pages/Press-Release.aspx

PUBLIC STATEMENT
Nigeria LNG is not owner of Dry Dock

The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been drawn to recent media reports on the proposed Badagry Dry Dock Project which purport that Nigeria LNG is the owner of the project.

This is not true as Nigeria LNG is NOT the owner and is not investing in the building of any dry dock.

Nigeria LNG has a singular business focus, namely processing and exporting LNG. It has no interest in investing in a dry dock anywhere in the world.

The owner of the proposed dry dock in Badagry is a consortium of other Nigerian companies under the name of Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) and which NLNG is NOT a part of.

NLNG’s only interest was and still remains, encouraging investors to consider building dry docks in the country to save the nation’s foreign exchange and save local ship owners, like ourselves, the trouble of having to go overseas for dry dock services.

Nigeria LNG would thus be pleased to see more dry dock projects emerge in different parts of the country, but will not be investing in any. It is thus fair to add that not being an investor in dry dock, NLNG cannot dictate to investors where to site their projects.

Nigeria LNG therefore appeals to those who are issuing threats based on wrong information, to review their position in the light of this clarification. Besides, threats can only discourage other investors from coming to the region.

Please be assured that NLNG remains a good and valuable corporate citizen helping to build a better Nigeria.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Signed
Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke
General Manager (External Relations),
For NLNG.

Xetima:

Good. After Samsung and Hyundai finish the project, they can use it for coconut oil like someone mentioned.

Of course, tht is also a business opportunity. So many factories in the Ogun state axis are into the manufacture of coconut oil. The ships that will be used for such export if their production hits the rooftops can also avail themselves of this ship servicing facility.

Shipping business is not all about shipping oil and gas. Before shipment of petroleum products started, shipping commodities has been thriving and still thriving.

Dragonking:
We from Niger delta don't have time to complain on twiter..make them carry am go Lagos, na to blow up every nlng for Niger delta. Simple!

pls go ahead and blow it up, "you think say you dey light candle you no know say you dey light yourself. I will even take it a step further, go organize your gang and I dare yall to blow your land up!
Reality of mass stupidity will dawn on you.

barcanista:
Well, haven read the Press Statement from NLNG denying that they had no hand or interest in the dock project, I have to say that our people should sheath their swords and we should really investigate whether or not NLNG has a hand.

On the other hand, why not call all your influential sons and daughters to a critical soul searching forum and mandate them to woo such a project to the SS which will rival this one in Lagos.

Untill u get it into skull that hausa/yoruba has been creating economic blockage since 1967 by not allow any economic development in the south south/ south east region,


#biafra is the only solution for nw

we have calabar seaport and onii seaport but this guys don't want to development.

Chaii..... What a shame?

soloroyality:
Untill u get it into skull that hausa/yoruba has been creating economic blockage since 1967 by not allow any economic development in the south south/ south east region,


#biafra is the only solution for nw

we have calabar seaport and onii seaport but this guys don't want to development.

Chaii..... What a shame?

Why must u always attribute the failings in your area to some imaginary enemy? GEJ was President for almost 6 yrs, Akpabio and others were his closest confidants. How come he or them couldn't make him make those ports viable?

Must u always blame others?

How come Akpabio and GEJ could not achieve the much needed and viable Ibaka sea port? Is it the Yorubas that caused tht too? Infact, u re attributing too much to this Yorubas sef.

Just listen to yourself you did not know the roots and u concluded it was obasanjo and fellow Oduas thats has been pushing for the shifting.it will surprise you is ur so call united Niger deltans or Biafrans whatever u ppl call urself that is behind it all,Lagos maybe a good environment for them but u are here u castigating Oduas for no concrete evidence of ur whole point.from ur point so far it shows u are a tribalistic person because u dont seem to care about the major reasons for the shifting anyway ur point and agitation here will not change the fact that we are blessed and endowed take it or leave it..Omo Odua tokan tokan...
We do know the roots. Sorry but your bros have since been trying to push NLNG company back to Lagos. Even when they first suggested to move from Lagos to rivers, it was obasanjo that deliberately frustrated then in order to force them to stay.
You say what benefits will it contribute to river state? Are you serious? It brought jobs therefore decrease in unemployment and poverty as well as increase in income to the state. It's the same reason your bro wants to move their investment back to Lagos.

If Lagos is the heart of Nigeria, okay, why are you trying to take the little others have? [/quote]

tevinsolt:


pls go ahead and blow it up, "you think say you dey light candle you no know say you dey light yourself. I will even take it a step further, go organize your gang and I dare yall to blow your land up!
Reality of mass stupidity will dawn on you.

Sharraaappp!!!!!!!

Dragonking:
Sharraaappp!!!!!!!

better find somewhere else to park your bull, cuz if I vex for you, ur life will not remain the same.

Kingspin:
That is Lagos for you always taken whatever that should not belong to them and tomorrow they will claim state with highest IGR and employement. In the same vain that Kano and Kaduna warehousing imported goods when the real businessman/importers are men from the South check the distance/routes and our map. Reaping where you did not sow Nigeria biggest problem economical. Infact, if those plunder tribes can they would have naturely relocated all oil wells to Lagos and Kaduna. This is unhealthy capital flight to our national development. And which year will the thieves and the owners be at peace?

they don't take. they accept what they are given. not their fault if Niger delta refuse everything always forming Oliver Twist

Symphony007:
this is not about tribalism, it's about opportunity and common sense, what is the sense in building a seaport in the city with the most seaports in the nation...taking jobs away from those who need it and are the bane if your buisness to somewhere else, it is just ridiculous and an insult to host communities.

what is the sense of building a billiom dollar investment in an unsecured location with lazy labour force

uzygirl:
Whatever resources they need to build that dockyard, they can get in Niger Delta. Question is what are that running from?

bomb strike kidnapping lazy work force