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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has said it was committed to transform Nigeria into a gas hub within the Gulf of Guinea .
Country Head, Corporate Relations, SPDC, Igo Weli, gave the assurance during the 7th annual public lecture of the Federated Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, in Yenagoa.
He was represented at the occasion by the company’s Government Relations Adviser for Bayelsa, Owei Bubo.
He said his company was already a major player in the nation’s Natural Gas Expansion Programme introduced in the year 2020 and targeted at making the country utilize its vast gas resources effectively.
He revealed that Shell companies in Nigeria were 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.
He added:“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 emphasized that the Assa North/Ohaji South Gas Development Project in Imo State expected to be one of the largest gas facilities in Nigeria, as well as others located at Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Abia and Rivers States, are examples of Shell’s long term commitment to Nigeria.
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