Greenville LNG, a pioneer Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and distribution company in Nigeria,has announced strategic partnership with Nasarawa Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA) to build Liquefied Natural Gas and Compressed Natural Gas auto fuel station in Nasarawa state.

The company said the new pact with NASIDA will promote virtual gas supply for businesses and people of Nasarawa State, the LNG, and L-CNG retail station will refill heavy-duty trucks and smaller vehicles such as automobiles and Keke NAPEP fueled with LNG or CNG.

It said its goal is to continue providing gas to Nigerians, especially the North, devoid of pipeline infrastructure.

According to the company,the project will change the state’s transportation industry, eliminating fuel shortage and expanding gas flow within the state; promoting clean energy will benefit the environment, investors, and local businesses in Nasarawa state’s industrial and auto gas sectors.

Its Managing Director,Ritu Sahajwallai,said:”Greenville is the first one to take this initiative after we have taken gas for industrial and power applications to every nook and corner of the North and South of Nigeria. It is now time to change the heavy transportation industry, by adopting LNG as a much cheaper and cleaner fuel produced in Nigeria with Nigerian gas.

“The great thing about Greenville LNG virtual pipeline system, is you don’t worry about poor or complete lack of flow or vandalization as opposed to the case of a physical pipeline; with the virtual pipeline there is a constant flow and most importantly it is clean energy which is very important to the environment of the Country, especially in the current climate crisis. Potential investors will now be able to get the adequate provision of gas to competitively power their industries and vehicle fleets”.

Ibrahim Abdullahi, Managing Director, NASIDA, said “We are very particular about attracting private sector investment into Nasarawa state, we have worked in the industry for the private sector as a commercial voyager, and we recognize that all of our development aspirations cannot be funded by the government, and there is a huge infrastructure deficit. We also identified gas as a unique opportunity and a critical factor for industrialization for Nigeria. I am very sure that this investment by Greenville will encourage other investors to come into the state, as all of the axillary infrastructure and the service that you need. You need gas as a business, so gas is going to be a big deal for business”.

Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN),has said the recent threat issued Department of State Services (DSS) on stakeholders in the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to end the current scarcity in the country will fail unless things are put in proper way.

Sunny Nkpe, Chairman, System 2E, Eastern Zone, who spoke while appearing on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily,said the secret police should take the bull by the horn in phasing out the cartel operating among private depot owners hoarding the essential commodity in the country.

He lamented that there had not been a drop of petrol allocation to the Port Harcourt depot in the last six months.

He added: “Let me make it categorically clear here: there is no amount of threat by DSS that is going to change anything. If it must change, they must start from the source.They should go to the private depot operators to find out where for now we are getting products from. Until the cartel or cabal in that area is handled or taken care of, we can never get any reduction or fairness in the distribution of the product.”

Shell Companies in Nigeria have been named the best local content operators at the 2022 annual industry dinner and awards ceremonies of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital.

The Managing Director of Shell’s deep-water business, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Mrs. Elohor Aiboni, was also named the sole recipient of the PETAN Chairman Outstanding Achievement Award. While her successor in office, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, clinched the PETAN Distinguished Achievement Award.

“Shell companies have always stood by local service companies, and they have been part of our local content journey right from the beginning, and have been consistent,” PETAN Chairman, Mr. Nicolas Odinuwe, said while handing the award to Shell’s representatives.

He described Shell companies as a major pillar to the growth of local content in Nigeria by driving the pre-legislation initiatives and providing funding intervention to give opportunity for even start ups in the service sector to play in the oil and gas supply chain.

Receiving the award, Director,The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited and Head, Corporate Relations, Mr. Igo Weli, said, “We are pleased with the country’s success in the Nigerian content story and we are very proud that important stakeholders in the industry continue to recognise Shell’s pioneering and continuous role to indigenise industry know-how so that Nigerians are acquiring necessary skills and Nigerian businesses are participating more in the oil and gas industry.”

Weli, who was accompanied by the Manager, Nigerian Content Development for Shell, Mr. Olanrewaju Olawuyi, said, “Last year alone, Shell companies in Nigeria spent $800 million on contracts to Nigerian-registered companies which is the same level as the 2020 spend. Our relationship with Nigeria remains strong and we are focusing our ambitions on our Nigerian deep-water production and gas distribution businesses.”

Meanwhile,the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has highlighted Shell’s important role in indigenizing Nigerian content.

Speaking at the 11th Practical Nigerian Content Forum held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State last week, the NCDMB Executive Secretary, Simbi Wabote, chronicled the history of Nigerian content and paid glowing tribute to Shell for being the first international oil company in Nigeria to demonstrate belief in the capabilities of Nigerian companies and give them the inroad to participate fully in the oil and gas industry.