The
Federal Government is planning Africa’s first multi-million dollar gas
park, which would be the largest in the continent, Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said on Monday.
The
minister, who disclosed this at the start of a three-day national
conference/exhibition on gas resources, organised by the Senate
Committee on Gas, added that the park would be located in Delta State.
She said the decision to locate the park in Delta was aimed at enhancing the comprehensive strategy on gas processing.
Diezani,
who was represented by the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), also said the proposed
park would comprise industries, including petrochemicals factories and
fertiliser processing plants, among others.
Senate President,
David Mark, who was represented by Senator Abu Ibrahim at the event,
said Nigeria needed to evolve fresh strategies to generate wealth and
create employment.
He said the National Assembly would expedite
action on the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which,
according to him, would enhance the much desired gas revolution in the
country.
He, however, asked policy makers to always consider the
interest of the host communities in designing gas exploration
frameworks.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Nkech
Nwogu, said it was lamentable that while Nigeria occupied the top
bracket in the gas production chart globally, it also occupied the
lowest rung in the gas utilisation chart.
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