The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, (SPDC) on Monday said it is well positioned to transform Nigeria into a gas hub within the Gulf of Guinea in line with the global quest for cleaner energy.
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The company said it actively supports the
nation’s Natural Gas Expansion Program of the Federal Government introduced in the
year 2020 envisioned to make the country utilize its vast gas resources
effectively.
The Country Head, Corporate Relations, SPDC,
Mr. Igo Wei disclosed this in his remarks at the 7th Annual
Public Lecture of the Federated Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of
Journalists, (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council which took place at the Matho Crystal
Hotel, Yenagoa.
According to Weli, Shell companies in Nigeria
are also working with the federal government of Nigeria to build a network of
gas plants and pipelines to help bring power to the country’s growing
industrial and commercial sectors.
“This infrastructure will also increase the
export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet global demands for power and
heating.
“In Bayelsa State, Shell Nigeria Gas signed
an agreement with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board,
(NCDMB) to provide gas infrastructure to the NCDMB industrial gas park in
Polaku.
“NCDMB estimates the park could generate over
30,000 local employment opportunities.
“As the only wholly owned Nigerian subsidiary
of an international oil company in domestic gas distribution, (Shell Nigeria
Gas), SNG, is a symbol of Royal Dutch Shell’s commitment to clean, sustainable
energy access and security in Nigeria and across the globe”, Weli stated.
Weli was represented at the occasion by the
SPDC’s Government Relations Adviser, for Bayelsa, Chief Owei Bubo,
Weli explained that the Assa North/Ohaji
South Gas Development Project in Imo State is expected to be one of the largest
gas facilities in Nigeria.
He also said Shell is involved as others
located at Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Abia and Rivers States are examples of Shell’s
long term commitment to Nigeria.
He call on traders and businesses that had
traditionally used petrol and diesel generators to power their equipmen to swith
to natural gas which is cleaner and cost efficient.
He said that Shell Nigeria Gas Limited pioneered
gas supply natural gas supply to Independent Power Projects to raise the
country’s power generation.
Weli also challenged journalists to justify
the trust reposed in them by the public by religiously sticking to the ethical
standards of the journalism profession in their reportage.
“If reportage does not realize these
responsibilities and continues to propagate only coverage that emphasizes and
provides fodder for insecurity, picketing of premises of corporate citizens and
generally make the environment rougher for business operations, with no respect
for rule of law, then we should not be surprised when government is unable to
provide the infrastructure for better life…..
“We, the community people, corporate citizens
and the public are all looking to you, the Media, to continue to overcome the
challenges that we recognize you face and deliver these services right all the
time; helping us to shape up for a future that stares at all of us
“You need to highlight that the Nigerian
government must safeguard lives and property; preserve the sanctity of
contracts without which business decisions and investments with longer-term
values cannot be made.
“In doing so, create an environment that is
conducive for business, with employment and revenue for our people” he said
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