The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has announced plans to resume operations at the Kolmani Oil Field in northeastern Nigeria.
He emphasised that the search for oil in the northern region will continue.
On November 22, 2022, former President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the Kolmani oil drilling project, marking the first-ever crude oil exploration in northern Nigeria.
In an interview with the BBC, on Monday, Ojulari urged residents of the region to remain calm and reassured them that drilling activities would soon resume.
According to him, “We will continue the drilling in Kolmani and other sites. Beyond oil exploration, we are also committed to completing the gas pipeline project from Ajaokuta to Kano.”
He stated that these projects would reinvigorate industries that were previously shut down and also establish new ones.
“This development will bring economic benefits to the region, uplifting everyone through shared prosperity. That’s why we must return to the site and keep the work going,” Ojulari stated.
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