Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, chairman senate committee on local content, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is set to establish five mini-liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Kogi.
Akpoti-Uduaghan spoke on Tuesday at the Practical Nigerian Content Forum organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Bayelsa state.
According to the senator, the gas plants will be at the Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi state.
Akpoti-Uduaghan also said the projects would be flagged off next year, describing it as the largest concentration of such projects in one district.
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“I would like to appreciate NNPC and the industry experts who have also considered and humbled us at Ajaokuta local government, with the (not too sure if it’s too early to speak about it), establishment of five mini LNG plants which will be flagged off early next year,” she said.
“And this is actually the largest concentration of such projects in one district in the entire country. Five, not one, two, three, four, but five mini LNG plants will be established in Ajaokuta by God’s grace next year.
“That’s good news for us, good news for Nigeria. So what does that mean? This and many others are just pivotal, it’s important to know that if there’s any place in the country where we should situate a technology hub that will not only drive innovations but talk about the testing and brainstorming around the various kinds of metals and what these metals can do for the industry. It’s just Ajaokuta Local Government.”
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On August 28, NNPC said it had commenced the shipment of LNG cargoes to Japan and China on a delivered ex-ship (DES) basis.
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