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Frustrated by militants, Nigeria turns to Niger Republic for crude oil
The Federal Goveenment is making plans to construct a 1,000 kilometre pipeline from Niger Republic to the Kaduna Refinery.
The pipeline, according to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, would help convey crude oil from Agadem to the Kaduna refinery.
The decision to turn to Niger Republic for crude for the refinery, according to Baru, is because of the challenges being faced in accessing crude from the Niger Delta region.
Baru disclosed this at a town hall meeting he had with staff of the Kaduna Refinery in Kaduna at the weekend.
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He said: “Due to challenges with the aged refinery and crude oil pipelines that had been breached severally, the operations of the refinery has been epileptic. This we are determined to resolve through various intervention methods, including evaluation of alternative crude oil supply from Niger Republic through building of pipelines of over 1, 000 kilometers from Agadem to Kaduna. That effort is being championed by Mr. President himself.
“It was important to explore alternative crude supply to KRPC, which has been affected by vandalism of pipelines and obsolescence, assuring that the initiative will reduce downtime of the plant and ensure optimal utilisation.
“The Corporation has already started engagements with the Nigerien Minister of Petroleum and the Chinese that are operating the field at Agadem”, he said.
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews…
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JOHNSON PETER
November 28, 2016 at 9:00 am
All these will stop by the time Dangote refinery kickstarts . what an insult as Nigeria can’t settle the crisis in the Niger Delta region.
Emmanuel Alayegbami
November 28, 2016 at 9:34 am
Wisdom is the principal thing. Soon Niger Delta will regret destroying fuel pipelines in their region. By the time government neglects all oil installations in their region , then multi national companies switched over to other States that have started discovering oil for explorations. Niger Delta region will later know they were not wise they way they went about agitating.
Balarabe musa
November 28, 2016 at 10:13 am
You are right . the Niger Deltans are not wise at all.if they were wise, they won’t do what they are doing.
Johnson Amadi
November 28, 2016 at 10:29 am
Nigerian Government is not only frustrated but desperate at the same time, leaving Nigeria to Nigeria shows Buhari has no other plan to generate income than to make the same mistake his predecessors made, depending solely on petroleum
chichi emerue
November 28, 2016 at 9:56 pm
Who is calling buhari because buhari is trying is best to put things in other
Margret Dickson
November 28, 2016 at 10:34 am
This is a good plan. The best way to curb the militants is to neglect them totally and make them feel stupid for their actions. They dare not leave Niger/Delta to destroy pipelines in other state, country
Joy Madu
November 28, 2016 at 9:51 pm
Less not beg the Niger Delta and allow them do what is in there mind and face the regret
Roland Uchendu Pele
November 28, 2016 at 10:58 am
At what cost, Nigerians? At what cost! What impression are we presenting to the Niger delta people?