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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its partners in a new scheme are targeting a 285 per cent boost in domestic gas supply from 1.3 billion standard cubic feet per day (scf/d) to 5bn scf/d by 2020.
The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, said this Tuesday at the 7 Critical Gas Development Projects (7CGDP) stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.
The stakeholders, made up of NNPC and seven oil and gas firms, listed the seven projects earmarked for fast-track execution to meet the target to include: Assa North-Ohaji South Field Development (ANOH); Oil Mining Lease 24 and OML 18 Joint Development and Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture/Nigeria Agip Oil Company Joint Venture Unitized Gas Fields.
Others are: NPDC’s OML 26, 30, 42 and Chevron Nigeria Limited’s OML 49 Makaraba Cluster Development; SPDC JV Gas Supply to Brass Fertilizer Company; OML 13 Cluster Development and Cluster Development of Okpokunou/Tuomo West (OML 35/62).
