The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation has embarked on a more rigorous exploration for oil in the
Gongola and other inland basin using the latest seismic data gathering
technology.
The NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr
Maikanti Baru, in a statement on Saturday, said that the latest
technology was similar to the ones used by neighbouring countries to
discover oil in their countries..
He said the exploration was in strict compliance to President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate.
NNPC, he said, had therefore commenced
activities in the Gongola Basin by awarding the contract for seismic
data acquisition of over 500KM2 3D seismic data in the first instance.
He said, “NNPC is deploying state of the
art technology in the present data acquisition and we are confident
that these efforts will lead to clearer definition of the prospectively
of the basin.”
He said that the contractors awarded the
contract for the seismic data acquisition in the Gongola Basin, was
Integrated Data Service Limited.
Baru said the contractor was a
subsidiary of the NNPC and Bureau for Geophysical Prospecting, a
subsidiary of Chinese National Petroleum Corporation were mobilising to
commence the project.
The GMD said that the seismic data
acquisition activities and exploration well drillings would provide
employment opportunities for the youths.
Baru said the multiplier effect of the
envisaged employment would contribute to the economic empowerment of the
surrounding communities and the nation at large.
He said that NNPC was in the process of
awarding the Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact
Assessment to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and Modibbo
Adama University of Technology, Yola.
In their separate remarks, the governors
of Bauchi an Gombe, Mohammad Abubakar and Ibrahim Dankwambo applauded
the president for the pragmatic move to rigorously commence exploratory
activities in the area.
They both stressed that the move would further grow the nation’s oil and gas reserves.
“I want to assure you of the unflinching support of Bauchi State and its good people towards this project.
“We are ready to provide offices and accommodation for all NNPC staff that will work on this project,” Abubakar said.
“Already, we have assigned two ministries that will work with your team on this laudable project.
“I will work with my colleague Governors
in the North- East to galvanize support from our people towards this
project,” Dankwambo said.
Dankwambo also called on the media to support this renewed oil search in the area.
Giving their royal endorsements, the
Emirs of Bauchi and Gombe reassured the Federal Government of their
readiness to support the project, mobilise their subjects against
interrupting the smooth operation of the exploratory activities in their
domains.
NAN
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